What day of the week was November 17, 1939?

The day of the week November 17th, 1939 fell on was a Friday.

There were 38 days until Christmas.

Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti- Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition the all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.