Event of Interest
Apr 2 Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for his kidnapped son

Charles Lindbergh
Event of Interest
Apr 4 George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good" premieres in NYC

George Bernard Shaw
- Apr 4 Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, Univ of Pittsburgh
- Apr 5 Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions
- Apr 5 Dominion of Newfoundland: 10,000 rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government
- Apr 9 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers, 6-4 for 3-0 series sweep; Toronto's first SC as the Maple Leafs
Election of Interest
Apr 10 Paul von Hindenburg is re-elected President of Germany in a runoff election against Adolf Hitler

Paul von Hindenburg
- Apr 12 Emmanuel Chabriers & Balanchines ballet premieres in Monte Carlo
Film Premier
Apr 12 "Grand Hotel" directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore premieres in New York, includes the line "I want to be alone" (Best Picture/Production 1932)

Greta Garbo
- Apr 13 Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms

Georges Bizet
Film Release
Apr 16 Short film "The Music Box" released in the US, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1932 Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film)

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy
Event of Interest
Apr 17 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends slavery

Haile Selassie
- Apr 18 36th Boston Marathon won by German runner Paul de Bruyn in 2:33:36.4
Event of Interest
Apr 19 President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week

Herbert Hoover
Event of Interest
Apr 19 Bonnie Parker is captured in a failed hardware store burglary, and subsequently jailed. A grand jury fails to indict her, however, and she is released a few months later

Bonnie Parker
Event of Interest
Apr 23 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon

William Shakespeare
Event of Interest
Apr 26 Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine" premieres in Paris

Jean Anouilh
- Apr 29 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC radio, longest-running dramatic serial on US radio (ends 1959)