1939 in the United Kingdom

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf year in the United Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1939 in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:notableEvent introduction of conscription
outbreak of World War II
introduction of rationing
evacuation of children from cities
introduction of blackout regulations
introduction of identity cards
birth of Francis Ford Coppola (born in US to British parents)
Britain declares war on Germany (3 September 1939)
National Registration Act 1939
birth of Ian McKellen
birth of John Cleese
birth of Michael Palin
death of Ford Madox Ford
first British troops land in France
first use of Anderson shelters
formation of the British Expeditionary Force
formation of the Ministry of Information
publication of 'Finnegans Wake' by James Joyce
release of the film 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips'
release of the film 'The Four Feathers'
sinking of HMS Royal Oak
start of the Phoney War
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:38th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:partOf 20th century in the United Kingdom
1930s in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:primeMinister Neville Chamberlain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blackout_(wartime)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8