This is a list of various things that took place in 1939.
Births
Unknown
January
- 11 - Tony Reyna
- 25 - Dr. O'Borman Sr.
February
- 9 - Espectro I
- 28 - Dewey Robertson (Kitchener, Ontario)
March
- 13 - Rodolfo Ruiz
May
- 5 - Bill Watts (Bixby, Oklahoma)
- 27 - Saeta Azteca
June
July
- 16 - León Negro I
October
December
- 14 - Roger Kirby
Deaths
December
- 16 - Frank Gotch (39) - (Uremic Poisoning)
Debuts
Unknown
June
Events
September
Title changes
February
- 23 - Lou Thesz defeats Everett Marshall to win the World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association).
June
- 23 - Bronko Nagurski defeats Lou Thesz to win the World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association).