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November 8, 1939

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Headlines from November 8, 1939

2 RULERS ISSUE BID; Good Offices Are Again Offered to Enable Talks by the Belligerents NAZI INVASION IS FEARED London and Paris Will Study Plea but Doubt Success --Berlin Surprised Reactions Cause Pessimism Communique Ends Rumors HOLLAND, BELGIUM ASK PEACE PARLEY Crowds Feared Nazi Threat Bid Is Ascribed to Fear Spaak Reports to Cabinet Help to Hitler Is Seen

By Oscar Mohrtimes Wide World

Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold mediation offer reptd motivated by German troops massing on borders

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The International Situation

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A peace initiative emerged yesterday from the night conference of King Leopold and Queen Wilhelmina, but there was no immediate indication that it would get anywhere.

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Notable Births

Meg Wynn Owen

1939Meg Wynn Owen, British actress (died 2022)[†]

Margaret Wright, better known as Meg Wynn Owen, was a British actress known for her role as Hazel Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs. She also appeared in Gosford Park, Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, Irina Palm, The Duellists and A Woman of Substance.

Historical Events

Venlo incident

1939Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.[†]

The Venlo incident was a covert operation carried out by the German Nazi Party's Sicherheitsdienst (SD) on 9 November 1939, which resulted in the capture of two British Secret Intelligence Service agents five metres (16 ft) from the German border, on the outskirts of the Dutch city of Venlo.

Munich

1939In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.[†]

Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own, and it ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union.