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1 November 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.
5 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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In opposition to the Czechoslovak National Committee, Milan Hodža founds in Paris the Slovak National Council with him as Chairman and Peter Prídavok as secretary.
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The Irish Republican Army is blamed for bombs set off in London.
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UK Parliament
Evacuation Problems (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-11-01: "Evacuation Problems."
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UK Parliament
India And Burma Orders: Message From The King (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-11-01: "India And Burma Orders: Message From The King." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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