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'''1939''' was a [[year]]. It was particularly notable for the outbreak of [[World War II]].


== Events ==
== Events ==
=== [[April]] ===
=== Dated ===
* 1st April - [[Spanish Civil War]], which began in [[1936]], ends.
On [[1 April]], the [[Spanish Civil War]], which began in [[1936]], ended. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|History 101 (novel)}}) [[Francisco Franco]] seized power in [[Spain]] and ruled the [[country]] until his [[death]] in [[1975]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fiesta of the Damned (audio story)}})


=== [[August]] - [[September]] ===
In August, Dr [[Edward Wright]] and Miss Bettingham-Smith were married. They eventually had five [[child]]ren, including the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]'s companion [[Polly Wright]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Resistance (audio story)}})
* As [[World War II]] progressed, Reverend [[Wainwright]], the vicar of St. Judd's [[church]] at [[Maiden's Point]], began to lose his faith as the [[Allies|allied]] bombing campaign inflicted huge civilian casualties on [[Germany|German]] cities. This doubt began to seep into his sermons and would eventually cost him his life when faced with the [[Haemovore]]s four years later. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'')


=== [[September]] ===
On [[15 August]], ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' premiered in [[Hollywood]] at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Graham O'Brien]], [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Yasmin Khan]] went there to watch it, only to find that history had been changed so that it had never been made. They left to investigate and were followed back to the TARDIS by [[Dorothy (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Theodore]], who stowed away. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wonderful Doctor of Oz (novel)}})
* [[1 September|1]] - World War II began on [[Earth]] as [[Germany]] invaded [[Poland]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] warned [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] that [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[France]] would declare war if he took this action. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')
* [[3 September|3]] - [[Cecelia Pollard|Cecelia "Sissy" Pollard]], a member of the [[Fascism|League of English Fascists]] and the younger sister of the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]], committed suicide in [[Munich]] as she was extremely distraught at the idea of the two countries which she loved, Britain and Germany, being at war. ([[BFG]]: ''[[A Blind Eye]]'')


==== Undated ====
In September, the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] visited [[St Ursula's College]] in [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|An Eye For Murder (audio story)}})
* [[Jack Harkness]] was active in this year, as shown by photos of him found in the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] Archive. ([[TW]]: ''[[The New World]]'')


=== Behind the scenes ===
On [[1 September]], World War II began in [[Europe]] as [[Germany]] [[Invasion of Poland|invaded]] [[Poland]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] warned [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] that [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[France]] would declare war if he took this action. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Neverland (audio story)}}) The conflict brought an end to the [[Between the wars|postwar period]] following the end of [[World War I]] in [[1918]], as well as the [[Great Depression]] of [[1929]], though the [[Twelfth Doctor]] noted that this was "hardly an [[improvement]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}})
=== [[January]] ===
* [[9 January|9]] - [[Susannah York]], who voiced Registry and Our Mother in [[BFA]]: [[Valhalla (audio story)|Valhalla]], was born.


=== [[February]] ===
In [[October]], Germany offered to reopen negotiations with Britain and France. The Allies refused, leading to a continuation of the war. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Just War (audio story)}})
* [[10 February|10]] - [[Peter Purves]], who played [[Steven Taylor]], was born in New Langton, [[Lancashire]], [[England]].
* [[11 February|11]] - [[Bernard Finch]], who played a [[Mentiad]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'', was born.
* [[20 February|20]] - [[Elroy Josephs]], who played [[Jamaica (The Smugglers)|Jamaica]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'', was born.


=== [[March]] ===
=== Undated ===
* [[2 March|2]] - [[Hugh Walters]], who played [[William Shakespeare]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', [[Runcible]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'' and [[Vogel]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'', was born in [[Wikipedia:Mexborough|Mexborough]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]].
[[Benito Mussolini]]'s [[Italy]] [[Invasion of Albania|invaded and conquered]] [[Albania]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Deadly Reunion (novel)}})
* [[6 March|6]] - [[Jonathan Newth]], who played [[Orfe]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'', was born.
* [[12 March|12]] - [[George Lee]] ([[Forbes]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' and a [[Farmworker (The Time Monster)|farmworker]] in ''[[The Time Monster]]'') was born.
* [[16 March|16]] - [[Katherine Schofield]] ([[Sabetha]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'') was born.
* [[24 March|24]] - [[Bruce Montague]], a [[Big Finish Productions]] voice actor, was born.


=== [[April]] ===
A force of [[time travel]]ling [[Cybermen]] from the [[30th century]] arrived on the [[Channel Islands|Channel Island]] of [[Jersey]] in preparation for an invasion of [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Illegal Alien (novel)}})
* [[20 April|20]] - [[Ray Brooks]] ([[David (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)|David]] in the movie ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') was born.
* [[22 April|22]] - [[Mark Jones]] ([[Arnold Keeler]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'') was born.
* [[25 April|25]] - [[Marina Martin]], who played [[Drahvin One]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'', was born.


=== [[May]] ===
[[Jack Harkness]] was active in this year, as shown by photos of him found in the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] Archive. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The New World (TV story)}})
* [[2 May|2]] - [[Peter Dean]] was born.
* [[5 May|5]] - [[Terry Walsh]], a fight arranger, stunt arranger and stuntman for ''[[Doctor Who]]'', was born.
* 5 - [[Ian McCulloch]] ([[Nilson]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') was born.


=== [[June]] ===
A failed attempt to open [[Devil's Hump]] became known as "the [[Cambridge University]] fiasco". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}})
* [[4 June|4]] - [[John Joyce]], who played [[Garvin]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'', was born.
* [[16 June|16]] - [[Kenneth McMillan]], a [[film cameraman]] for [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of Evil]]'' was born.


=== [[July]] ===
Around this year, Ms [[A Bashara]] purchased [[Wester Drumlins]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins (short story)}})
* [[13 July|13]] - [[Peter Cushing]] made his film debut in ''The Man in the Iron Mask''.
* [[26 July|26]] - [[Bob Baker]] was born.


=== [[August]] ===
== Births and deaths ==
* [[10 August|10]] - [[Kate O'Mara]], who played [[the Rani]], was born in [[Wikipedia:Leicester |Leicester]], [[England]].
On [[3 September]], [[Cecelia Pollard|Cecelia "Sissy" Pollard]], a member of the [[League of English Fascists]] and the younger sister of the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]], committed [[suicide]] in [[Munich]] as she was extremely distraught at the idea of the two countries which she loved, Britain and Germany, being at war. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Blind Eye (audio story)}})
* [[11 August|11]] - [[Ian Thompson]], who played [[Hetra]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'' and [[Malsan]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', was born in [[Wikipedia:Chester|Chester]], [[England]].
* [[31 August|31]] - [[Peter Childs]] ([[Jack Ward]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') was born.


=== [[September]] ===
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* [[19 September|19]] - [[Charles Pemberton]] (a [[Cyberman]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' and an Alien Technician in ''[[The War Games]]'') was born.
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* [[24 September|24]] - [[Maurice Colbourne]] ([[Lytton]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'') was born.
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* [[27 September|27]] - [[Garrick Hagon]] ([[Ky]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') was born.
* [[28 September|28]] - [[Rudolph Walker]] ([[Harper (The War Games)|Harper]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') was born.
 
=== [[October]] ===
* [[20 October|20]] - [[Ian Cullen]], who played [[Ixta]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Aztecs]]'', was born in Sunderland, [[England]].
* [[27 October|27]] - [[John Cleese]] was born.
 
=== [[November]] ===
* [[28 November|28]] - [[Jonathan Burn]] ([[Silas P]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') was born.
 
=== [[December]] ===
* [[8 December|8]] - [[Jennie Linden]] ([[Barbara (Dalek movies)|Barbara]] in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'') was born.
* [[13 December|13]] - [[Eric Flynn]] ([[Leo Ryan]] in [[DW]] ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'') was born.
 
=== Unknown ===
* [[Brenda Kempner]] was born.
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1939 was a year. It was particularly notable for the outbreak of World War II.

Events

Dated

On 1 April, the Spanish Civil War, which began in 1936, ended. (PROSE: History 101 [+]Loading...["History 101 (novel)"]) Francisco Franco seized power in Spain and ruled the country until his death in 1975. (AUDIO: Fiesta of the Damned [+]Loading...["Fiesta of the Damned (audio story)"])

In August, Dr Edward Wright and Miss Bettingham-Smith were married. They eventually had five children, including the First and Second Doctor's companion Polly Wright. (AUDIO: Resistance [+]Loading...["Resistance (audio story)"])

On 15 August, The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan went there to watch it, only to find that history had been changed so that it had never been made. They left to investigate and were followed back to the TARDIS by Theodore, who stowed away. (PROSE: The Wonderful Doctor of Oz [+]Loading...["The Wonderful Doctor of Oz (novel)"])

In September, the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown visited St Ursula's College in England. (AUDIO: An Eye For Murder [+]Loading...["An Eye For Murder (audio story)"])

On 1 September, World War II began in Europe as Germany invaded Poland. The Seventh Doctor warned Hitler that Britain and France would declare war if he took this action. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"], AUDIO: Neverland [+]Loading...["Neverland (audio story)"]) The conflict brought an end to the postwar period following the end of World War I in 1918, as well as the Great Depression of 1929, though the Twelfth Doctor noted that this was "hardly an improvement". (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])

In October, Germany offered to reopen negotiations with Britain and France. The Allies refused, leading to a continuation of the war. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"], AUDIO: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (audio story)"])

Undated

Benito Mussolini's Italy invaded and conquered Albania. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion [+]Loading...["Deadly Reunion (novel)"])

A force of time travelling Cybermen from the 30th century arrived on the Channel Island of Jersey in preparation for an invasion of Earth. (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"])

Jack Harkness was active in this year, as shown by photos of him found in the CIA Archive. (TV: The New World [+]Loading...["The New World (TV story)"])

A failed attempt to open Devil's Hump became known as "the Cambridge University fiasco". (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"])

Around this year, Ms A Bashara purchased Wester Drumlins. (PROSE: The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins [+]Loading...["The Very Real Mystery of Wester Drumlins (short story)"])

Births and deaths

On 3 September, Cecelia "Sissy" Pollard, a member of the League of English Fascists and the younger sister of the Eighth Doctor's companion Charley Pollard, committed suicide in Munich as she was extremely distraught at the idea of the two countries which she loved, Britain and Germany, being at war. (AUDIO: A Blind Eye [+]Loading...["A Blind Eye (audio story)"])

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