1939 The number `1939`, written in 8 languages: one
thousand nine
hundred and thirty-nine
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eintausendneunhundertneununddreißig
mille neuf cent trente-neuf un mil novecientos
treinta
y nueve
um
mil novecentos
trinta
e nove
mille e novecentotrentanove
MCMXXXIX
-1945 Second World War. War begins after Hitler invades Czechoslovakia and Poland. End of the Second World War against Germany declared at 1 minute past midnight on 8th May. Japan surrenders on 2nd Sep after atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Found on http://quick-facts.co.uk/calender/chrono.html