Historical Events
- Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi (Karelia)
Famous Birthdays
- Christoffel "Stoffel" van de Merwe, South African minister of Education
- Harold E. Varmus, American scientist (1989 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes.), born in Oceanside, New York
- Michael J. Moorcock, English sci-fi author (Alien Heat, Bull & Spear), born in London, England
- Sandro Lopopolo Italian lightweight boxer (Olympic-Silver-1960), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014)
- Wiesje Backer, Dutch ballet dancer, actress. and playwright, born in Ammerzoden, Netherlands (d. 2018)
Famous Deaths
- Heywood Broun, American journalist (1st President of American Newspaper Guild), dies of pneumonia at 51
1939 Highlights
About December 18, 1939
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 84 years, 3 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Sagittarius