1939

August - September

 * As World War II progressed, Reverend Wainwright, the vicar of St. Judd's church at Maiden's Point, began slowly to lose his faith as the allied bombing campaign inflicted huge civilian casualties on German cities. This doubt began to seep into his sermons and would eventually cost him his life when faced with the Haemovores four years later. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)

September

 * 1 - World War II began on Earth as Germany invaded Poland. The Seventh Doctor warned Hitler that Britain and France would declare war if he took this action. (NA: Timewyrm: Exodus)

Undated

 * Jack Harkness was active in this year, as shown by photos of him found in the CIA Archive. (TW: The New World)

February

 * 10 - Peter Purves, who played Steven Taylor, was born in New Langton, Lancashire, England.
 * 11 - Bernard Finch was born.
 * 20 - Elroy Josephs was born.

March

 * 2 - Hugh Walters, who played William Shakespeare in DW: The Chase, Runcible in DW: The Deadly Assassin and Vogel in DW: Revelation of the Daleks, was born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England.
 * 6 - Jonathan Newth was born.
 * 12 - George Lee was born.
 * 16 - Katherine Schofield was born.

April

 * 20 - Ray Brooks was born.
 * 22 - Mark Jones was born.

May

 * 2 - Peter Dean was born.
 * 5 - Terry Walsh was born.
 * 5 - Ian McCulloch was born.

June

 * 4 - John Joyce was born.

July

 * 13 - Peter Cushing made his film debut in The Man in the Iron Mask.
 * 26 - Bob Baker was born.

August

 * 10 - Kate O'Mara, who played the Rani, was born in Leicester, England.
 * 11 - Ian Thompson, who played Hetra in DW: The Web Planet and Malsan in DW: The Chase, was born in Chester, England.
 * 31 - Peter Childs was born.

September

 * 6 - Gordon Reid was born.
 * 19 - Charles Pemberton was born.
 * 24 - Maurice Colbourne was born.
 * 27 - Garrick Hagon was born.
 * 28 - Rudolph Walker was born.

October

 * 20 - Ian Cullen, who played Ixta in DW: The Aztecs, was born in Sunderland, England.
 * 27 - John Cleese was born.

November

 * 28 - Jonathan Burn was born.

December

 * 8 - Jennie Linden was born.
 * 13 - Eric Flynn was born.