About the day » Thursday August 10, 1939Calender converter

• Andre Marcel Deserrano, Tielt,, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1994)
• Engelbertus Antonius Markgraaff, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1939)
• Heather Dorothy Curle, Balmain, Inner West Council, NSW, Australia († 1983)
• Geraldine Constance Giordano, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey († 2024)
• Elisabeth Maria Geertruda Par van de, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2005)
• Alex de Jong, Den Haag, Nederland († 1994)
• Gerritje Anna Eenkooren, ,, Heerenveen, Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands († 2007)
• Doodgeboren kind de Leeuw, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1939)
• Georges BAUWIN, Charleroi,6000,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 1995)
• Christina Maria LOMMERSE, Rotterdam († 1940)

• Adrianus Johannes Reinier Metselaar (60), Venray
• Adrianus Johannes Renier Metselaar, Venray
• Ankje Hemkes, Aukje Scholte (72), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriana Gerardina Christina Wilhelmina Leopoldina Soutendijk (78), Tiel
• Aaltje Regterschot (van Regteren,van Rechteren) (0), Dalfsen, Nederland
• Catharina Karskens (68), Zaandam, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Schuurmans (72), Klundert
• Aaltje Prins (76), Vriezenveen
• Albrecht Christopher Carl Ludvig Schaffalitzky de Muckadell (80), Arreskov Slot, Faaborg, Danemark
• Aaltje Nieuwenhuis (73), Erve in 't Hof, Bathmen

• 1936 » Malene Schwartz, Danish actress
• 1937 » Anatoly Sobchak, Russian scholar and politician, Mayor of Saint Petersburg († 2000)
• 1938 » Tony Ross, English author and illustrator
• 1939 » Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician († 2012)
• 1939 » Kate O'Mara, English actress († 2014)
• 1940 » Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter († 2003)
• 1940 » Sid Waddell, English sportscaster († 2012)
• 1941 » Anita Lonsbrough, English swimmer and journalist
• 1941 » Susan Dorothea White, Australian painter and sculptor
• 1942 » Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer

• 1929 » Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician (b. 1854)
• 1929 » Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1878)
• 1932 » Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)
• 1933 » Alf Morgans, Welsh-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1850)
• 1945 » Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
• 1948 » Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
• 1948 » Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1873)
• 1948 » Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (b. 1880)
• 1949 » Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (b. 1892)
• 1954 » Robert Adair, American-born British actor (b. 1900)

• 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.
• January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
• January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
• August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
• 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 » Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Armed Forces (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization).
• September 10 » World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.

The temperature on August 10, 1939 was between 14.2 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.