What Happened on March 23, 1939

Historical Events

Music Premiere

1st performance of Béla Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto at the Concertgebow, Amsterdam with Zoltán Székely on violin and Willem Mengelberg conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Famous Birthdays

(Peter) "Pepe" Lienhard, Swiss saxophonist, band leader and entertainer, born in Lenzburg, Switzerland
Bert Berdis, American comedian (Tim Conway Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Boris Tischenko, Russian-Soviet pianist and composer, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2010)

Born in 1939

1939 Highlights