About the day » Wednesday August 9, 1939Calender converter

• Isidoor (Morris) BECKX, (LOOSE-END) Lived Antwerpen (B) († 2012)
• Donald W Hawkes, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America († 2019)
• Gerrit Hilferink, Groenlo († 2002)
• Geertje Geertina Wilting, Borger († 2015)
• Anna {Hannie} van der Velden, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Hay Hendrikus Gerardus Jacobs, Maasbree († 2019)
• Geertje Geertina Wilting, Borger, Nederland († 2015)
• GILBERT GERVAIS MARCEL DOUHET, Vendin-le-Vieil, 62842, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk († 1940)
• Jan Breukelman († 2004)
• Gerardina Overberg, Eindhoven Noord-Brabant Nederland († 1939)

• Augustinus GEENTJENS (59), Poederlee, Antwerpen, België
• * Martinus Kivits (66), Vlijmen
• Anna Cornelia ♀ Snoeks (58), 's-Gravenhage, Holland
• Aleida Gertruda Wezendonk (76), Pannerden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Christiaan Josephus Petrus Dijkshoorn (29), Mwanza, Tanzania, Africa
• Deuten (0), Dalen
• Albert Newton Kirkpatrick (73)
• Cornelia Adriana Johanna Mertens (0), Halsteren
• Anna Nyce (Kulp) Kolb (56)
• Derkje Hermsen (83), Arnhem

• 1938 » Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine
• 1938 » Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager
• 1938 » Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach
• 1939 » Billy Henderson, American singer († 2007)
• 1939 » Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter
• 1939 » Butch Warren, American bassist († 2013)
• 1939 » Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer
• 1939 » Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy
• 1939 » The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2014)
• 1939 » Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist († 1997)

• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
• 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)
• 1957 » Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (b. 1898)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Adrianus
8. Petrus
9. Gerrit
10. Robert
11. Jacobus
12. Jacob
13. Gerardus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Antonius
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Trijntje
15. Aaltje
16. Mary

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
• June 1 » First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
• July 28 » The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
• August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
• September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
• September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.

The temperature on August 9, 1939 was between 9.8 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.