What Happened on July 17, 1939

Historical Events

PGA Championship

PGA Championship Men's Golf, Pomonok CC: 1938 Masters champion Henry Picard wins his 2nd major title defeating Byron Nelson with a birdie at the 37th hole

Famous Birthdays

Andrée Champagne, French Canadian actress and politician, born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Ma Shui-long, Taiwanese classical composer (The Peacock Flies Southeast), born in Keelung, Taiwan (d. 2015)
Spencer Davis [Davies], English guitarist (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2020)
Warwick Hutton, artist

Born in 1939

1939 Highlights