About the day » Friday January 20, 1939Calender converter

• Adriana Maria Hagoort, Utrecht († 1951)
• Dirk Hendrik Botter, Bergambacht († 2011)
• Egon, Franz Duringer, Ardagger († 1997)
• Stel, Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1939)
• David L Daniel, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America († 1944)
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• Hedwig Adolphina Jacobs, Bornem († 1939)
• Anna van der Meij, Valkenburg († 2010)
• Ivo Vandenborn, Kuringen, België († 2014)
• "Violaine" Margueritte Gillès de Pélichy, Ixelles, Bruxelles, Belgique († 2018)

• Alida Johanna van Zanten (83), Den Haag
• Aaltje ISRAËL (43), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barend Blijerveld * (62), Steenwijk
• Arie de Niet (75), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Hendrika Betz (86), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aletta Pieternella Dis van (84), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Scheffers (42)
• "Christian" Marie Frédéric Léon Sabot de Meaussé (40)
• Barend Blijerveld (61), Steenwijk
• Alida Jager (61), Utrecht, Nederland

• 1934 » Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic († 2014)
• 1935 » Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer († 2010)
• 1937 » Bailey Howell, American basketball player
• 1938 » Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist († 2007)
• 1939 » Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist
• 1939 » Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician († 2000)
• 1940 » Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress
• 1940 » Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician
• 1940 » Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali († 2009)
• 1942 » Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer

• 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
• 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
• 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
• 1944 » James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)
• 1954 » Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (b. 1882)
• 1955 » Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (b. 1892)

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.
• February 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
• March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
• August 25 » The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
• September 1 » World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
• December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
• December 22 » Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.

The temperature on January 20, 1939 was between 6.5 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.