Discover what happened on 21 September 1939 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Bernhard Harms (German economist (1876–1939))
- Georg Witkowski (German historian (1863–1939))
- Bernhard Harms (German economist (1876–1939))
- Georg Witkowski (German historian (1863–1939))
- Armand Călinescu (Romanian politician (1893-1939))
- Park Yeong-hyo (Korean politician (1861-1939))
- Tadeusz Jasiński (Commander of the Order of Polonia Restitua (1926–1939))
- Delio Tessa (Italian poet (1886-1939))
- Charles Bémont (French historian (1848-1939))
- Honoré Labande (French historian and librarian (1867–1939))
- Henrik Lindstrøm (Norwegian cook, explorer (1866-1939))
- Andrew Arbuckle (actor)
- George Redmayne Murray (British doctor)
- Guillermo G. Cano (Argentinian politician (1884–1939))
- Jim Bartley (English footballer (1902-1939))
- Mary Elizabeth Tripe (New Zealand painter and art teacher (1870-1939))
- Bronisław Kamiński (Polish officer)
- Władysław Kowalski (Polish association football player (1897-1939))
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- Józef Ćwiertniak (Polish officer (1896-1939))
- Kazimierz Chromiński (Polish officer)
- Konstanty Graeser-Kalicki (Polish journalist)
- Henri-Joseph-Léon Herscher (French military personnel (1878-1939))
- Frances Matilda Abbott (American author and naturalist (1857-1939))
- Zachris Schalin (Finnish writer and teacher)
- Paul Craja (politician)
- Nigel Douglas Frith Pearce (entomologist)
- Marie Jacobus Johannes Exler (Dutch writer and astrologer (1882-1939))
- Seosamh Laoide (Irish language scholar and activist)
- Theron Lyman (American gridiron football player (1869-1939))
- John Lynn-Thomas (Welsh surgeon (1861-1939))
- Philip M. Rhinelander (bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania)
- Walther Tiemann
- Georg Froehlich ((1872-1939))
- Wu Chengshi (Republic of China person CBDB = 78459)
- William Butler Gurney (Australian entomologist)
- Jan Stefan Witkowski
- Prince Hubert Lubomirski ((1875-1939))
- Charles Clifford ((1854–1939))
- Sir Lavens Mathewson Algernon Ewart, 4th Bt. ((1885-1939))
- Kazimierz Lorenz
- Hulda Eriksson (Swedish suffragist)
- Franciszek Sępichowski
- Václav Vortel (photographer)
- Aleksander Buczynski ((1908-1939) actor)
- Georg Witkowski (German historian (1863–1939))