1939 in China

none July 2018 1939 Events in the year 1939 in China. Incumbents President: Lin Sen Premier: H.H. Kung (until December 11), Chiang Kai-shek (from December 11) Vice Premier: Chang Ch'ün (until December 11), Kung Hsiang-hsi (from December 11) Foreign Minister: Wang Ch'ung-hui Events January January — The British Hong Kong Government had announced that it will ban the export of weapons and ammunition to the Republic of China via the land boundary of Hong Kong.湯開建 蕭國健 陳佳榮 1998 《香港6000年（遠古－1997）》 頁500 麒麟書業有限公司 9622321232zh-hant February February — Hainan Island Operation February 21 — Shenzhen and Lo Wu were bombed by Japanese army, 30 people were killed or injured, Japanese government paid 20,000 HK$ to the British Hong Kong government.日機狂炸深圳羅湖 英政府已提抗議 是役死傷平民百餘印警一名遭難 日機兩架昨日又來偵察但未投彈 華字日報第弍張第叁頁 1939-02-23 zh-hant February — The Hong Kong Government negotiated with the Japanese army, resume shipping between Hong Kong and Guangzhou. March March 17-May 9 — Battle of Nanchang March — Battle of Xiushui River April April 20-May 24 — Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang June June — Swatow Operation June 14-August 20 — Tientsin Incident September September 13-October 8 — Battle of Changsha (1939) December This month, Chongqing National Government required the assembly of four commercial transport aircraft provided by US companies in Hong Kong, which was rejected by the British Hong Kong Government. Births February February 19 — Erin Pizzey, author and founder of the first domestic violence shelter in the modern worldhttps://books.google.com/books?id=5JYrAQAAIAAJ&q=erin+pizzey+1939+february+19 World Who's Who of Women 1990/91 July 1990 9780948875106 February 28 — Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist Bao Xuding, 15th Mayor of Chongqing March March 10 — Li Shuangjiang, military singer March 15 — Xiong Guangkai, general in the People's Liberation Army March 29 — Qian Shugen, general in the People's Liberation Army July July 13 — Sha Yexin, playwright and short story writer (d. 2018) July 16 — Zhang Lichang, 12th Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 2008) July 30 — Zeng Qinghong, 7th Vice President of China August August 16 — Yu Chenghui, actor, action director and martial artist (d. 2015) Zhang Delin, 16th Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party September September 10 — Kong Hon, Hong Kong actor and director (d. 2017) November November 10 — Zhu Nenghong, astronomical optical telescope specialist (d. 2024) November 16 — Ivy Ling Po, Hong Kong actress and Chinese opera singer Doje Cering, politician of Tibetan ethnicity December December 17 — Richard Ng, Hong Kong actor (d. 2023) December 31 — Li Deren, scientist Deaths January 17 — Qian Xuantong, linguist and writer (b. 1887) February 21 — Yu Xiusong, an early member of the Chinese Communist Party (b. 1899) May 18 — Tang Juwu, officer and general of one of the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Armies (b. 1898) June 5 — Xu Shichang, politician (b. 1855) June 12 — Chen Jintao, founder of the Bank of China (b. 1871) October 23 — Liao Lei, nationalist general from Guangxi (b. 1890) November 4 — Ma Xiangbo, former Jesuit priest, scholar and educator (b. 1840) November 12 — Norman Bethune, Canadian thoracic surgeon (b. 1890) December 4 — Wu Peifu, warlord and major figure of the Warlord era (b. 1874) See also List of Chinese films of the 1930s References 1939 in Category:1930s in China Category:Years of the 20th century in China