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== Events ==

* September 1 - ~~Start~~ of ~~World War II when~~ [[Adolf Hitler]] ~~and~~ [[Joseph Stalin]] ~~successful invaded~~ Poland, ~~Adolf Hitler responsible~~ for ~~starting~~ the ~~war~~.

* January 5 - [[Fumimaro Konoe]] steps down as Prime Minister of Japan.

* February 13 - [[Béla Imrédy]] resigns as Prime Minister of Hungary.

* March 7 - [[Armand Călinescu]] is named Prime Minister of Romania.

* March 7 - [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]] declares himself Prime Minister of Mongolia after ousting previous Prime Minister Anandyn Amar in an [[NKVD]]-backed purge.

* March 15 - The [[Arrow Cross Party]] is founded.

* April 1 - The Spanish Civil War ends. [[Francisco Franco]] and his [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Falange de las J.O.N.S]] successfully abolish the Second Spanish Republic and declare the formation of a new Spanish State.

* May 22 - The "Pact of Steel" is signed by Adolf Hitler and [[Benito Mussolini]], formally creating the [[Axis Powers]].

* June 10 - [[James A. Colescott]] replaces [[Hiram Wesley Evans]] as Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].

* June 24 - [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], Prime Minister of Siam, renames the country Thailand.

* August - End of the Great Palestinian Revolt.

* August 23 - The [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]]-[[Joachim von Ribbentrop|Ribbentrop]] Pact is signed between the Nazi Party and the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], mandating peace between the two parties.

* August 25 - The [[Irish Republican Army]] conducts an aerial bombing of the city of Coventry in England, killing 5 people and injuring 70.

* September 1 - The [[Action T4]] euthanasia program is first launched by the [[Nazi Party]], with ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' officers [[Karl Brandt]] and [[Philipp Bouhler]] placed in charge of the program.

* September 1 - [[Adolf Hitler]] orders a full-scale invasion of Poland, marking the official beginning of [[World War II]].

* September 17 - [[Joseph Stalin]] launches an invasion of Poland in an attempt to counter the Nazi invasion.

* September 21 - Armand Călinescu is assassinated in Bucharest by members of the [[Iron Guard]].

* September 27 - [[Heinrich Himmler]] establishes the [[Reich Main Security Office]] (RHSA) to serve as an umbrella organization for Nazi Germany's intelligence agencies, including the [[Gestapo]]. [[Reinhard Heydrich]] is appointed as the RHSA's inaugural director.

* October 26 - [[Jozef Tiso]] declares the formation of the [[Slovak Republic]], with himself as president and [[Vojtech Tuka]] as prime minister.

* November 16 - [[Al Capone]] is released from Alcatraz, due to deteriorating health caused by syphilis.

* November 30 - The Soviet Union invades Finland, beginning the Winter War.

* Unknown - The ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'' [[death squad]]s are used for the first time.

== Births ==

=== Villain births ===

* January 1 - [[Billy Reid]]

* January 31 - [[Jerry Brudos]]

* February 8 - [[Jose Maria Sison]]

* February 15 - [[Robert Hansen]]

* March 5 - [[Peter Woodcock]]

* April 13 - [[Joseph Maskell]]

* April 19 - [[Ali Khamenei]]

* April 24 - [[Ernst Zündel]]

* April 27 - [[Nino Vieira]]

* May 21 - [[Roger Kibbe]]

* June 12 - [[Bobby Jack Fowler]]

* July 16 - [[Barry Seal]]

* September 24 - [[Patrick Kearney]]

* October 18 - [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]

* November 6 - [[David Parker Ray]]

* November 27 - [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]]

* December 18 - [[Dean Corll]]

* December 26 - [[Phil Spector]]

* Unknown - [[Edward Charles Allaway]]

=== Victim births ===

* April 2 - Marvin Gaye

* October 15 - Joy Pittman

* November 6 - Michael Schwerner

* December 18 - Paul Lee Stine

== Deaths ==

=== Villain deaths ===

* January 13 - [[Arthur Barker]]

* February 26 - [[Stanislav Kosior]]

* March 7 - [[Armand Călinescu]]

* June 16 - [[Robert Nixon]]

=== Victim deaths ===

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 == Events ==
-* September 1 - Start of World War II when [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]] successful invaded Poland, Adolf Hitler responsible for starting the war.
+* January 5 - [[Fumimaro Konoe]] steps down as Prime Minister of Japan.
+* February 13 - [[Béla Imrédy]] resigns as Prime Minister of Hungary.
+* March 7 - [[Armand Călinescu]] is named Prime Minister of Romania.
+* March 7 - [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]] declares himself Prime Minister of Mongolia after ousting previous Prime Minister Anandyn Amar in an [[NKVD]]-backed purge.
+* March 15 - The [[Arrow Cross Party]] is founded.
+* April 1 - The Spanish Civil War ends. [[Francisco Franco]] and his [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Falange de las J.O.N.S]] successfully abolish the Second Spanish Republic and declare the formation of a new Spanish State.
+* May 22 - The "Pact of Steel" is signed by Adolf Hitler and [[Benito Mussolini]], formally creating the [[Axis Powers]].
+* June 10 - [[James A. Colescott]] replaces [[Hiram Wesley Evans]] as Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
+* June 24 - [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], Prime Minister of Siam, renames the country Thailand.
+* August - End of the Great Palestinian Revolt.
+* August 23 - The [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]]-[[Joachim von Ribbentrop|Ribbentrop]] Pact is signed between the Nazi Party and the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], mandating peace between the two parties.
+* August 25 - The [[Irish Republican Army]] conducts an aerial bombing of the city of Coventry in England, killing 5 people and injuring 70.
+* September 1 - The [[Action T4]] euthanasia program is first launched by the [[Nazi Party]], with ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' officers [[Karl Brandt]] and [[Philipp Bouhler]] placed in charge of the program.
+* September 1 - [[Adolf Hitler]] orders a full-scale invasion of Poland, marking the official beginning of [[World War II]].
+* September 17 - [[Joseph Stalin]] launches an invasion of Poland in an attempt to counter the Nazi invasion.
+* September 21 - Armand Călinescu is assassinated in Bucharest by members of the [[Iron Guard]].
+* September 27 - [[Heinrich Himmler]] establishes the [[Reich Main Security Office]] (RHSA) to serve as an umbrella organization for Nazi Germany's intelligence agencies, including the [[Gestapo]]. [[Reinhard Heydrich]] is appointed as the RHSA's inaugural director.
+* October 26 - [[Jozef Tiso]] declares the formation of the [[Slovak Republic]], with himself as president and [[Vojtech Tuka]] as prime minister.
+* November 16 -  [[Al Capone]] is released from Alcatraz, due to deteriorating health caused by syphilis.
+* November 30 - The Soviet Union invades Finland, beginning the Winter War.
+* Unknown - The ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'' [[death squad]]s are used for the first time.
 == Births ==
 === Villain births ===
+* January 1 - [[Billy Reid]]
+* January 31 - [[Jerry Brudos]]
 * February 8 - [[Jose Maria Sison]]
+* February 15 - [[Robert Hansen]]
+* March 5 - [[Peter Woodcock]]
+* April 13 - [[Joseph Maskell]]
 * April 19 - [[Ali Khamenei]]
 * April 24 - [[Ernst Zündel]]
+* April 27 - [[Nino Vieira]]
+* May 21 - [[Roger Kibbe]]
+* June 12 - [[Bobby Jack Fowler]]
+* July 16 - [[Barry Seal]]
 * September 24 - [[Patrick Kearney]]
 * October 18 - [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]
 * November 6 - [[David Parker Ray]]
+* November 27 - [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]]
 * December 18 - [[Dean Corll]]
 * December 26 - [[Phil Spector]]
+* Unknown - [[Edward Charles Allaway]]
+=== Victim births ===
+* April 2 - Marvin Gaye
+* October 15 - Joy Pittman
+* November 6 - Michael Schwerner
+* December 18 - Paul Lee Stine
+== Deaths ==
+=== Villain deaths ===
+* January 13 - [[Arthur Barker]]
+* February 26 - [[Stanislav Kosior]]
+* March 7 - [[Armand Călinescu]]
+* June 16 - [[Robert Nixon]]
+=== Victim deaths ===