UK Parliament
The Sinking of the "ATHENIA." (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-09-05: "The Sinking of the "ATHENIA."."
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5 September 1939
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34683, page 6259, published 1939-09-15: "tronage ofsuch United Benefice shall belong wholly tothe Patron of the said Benefice of ChurchLench.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34683, page 6256, published 1939-09-15: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the5th day of September, 1939.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34683, page 6257, published 1939-09-15: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the5th day of September, 1939.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34683, page 6262, published 1939-09-15: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the5th day of September, 1939.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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