Historical Events in April 1935

Apr 2 Scottish physicist Robert Watson-Watt receives a British patents for RADAR

Apr 3 Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44)
Apr 5 Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election
Apr 6 H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more
Apr 8 2nd Masters Golf Tournament: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282
Apr 8 Bartoks 5th String quartet premieres in Washington, D.C.
Apr 8 Works Progress Administration approved by Congress
Apr 9 Stanley Cup: Montreal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games
Apr 10 Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London
Apr 12 Germany prohibits publishing "not-Arian" writers
Apr 12 Royal Proclamation sets design of Canada's new Jubilee Silver Dollar
Apr 12 First flight of the Bristol Blenheim
Apr 14 Black Sunday: Severe sandstorm ravages the US Midwest, creating the "Dust Bowl"
Apr 16 1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee & Molly"

Apr 16 Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR

Apr 17 Provincial-National elections (Musserts NSB achieves 7.9%, 44 chairs)
Apr 18 Gen Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters
Apr 18 Netherlands election (Musserts NSB wins 8% of vote)
Apr 19 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:32:07.4
Apr 20 "Your Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly)
Apr 21 King Boris of Bulgaria forbids all political parties
Apr 23 Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted
Apr 26 Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years
Apr 27 Brussels World Exposition opens
Apr 27 Yanks pull a 1st inning triple-play & beat Philadelphia A's 9-8
Apr 28 Moscow underground railway opens (81 km long)
Apr 30 World Congress for Women's Rights concludes in Istanbul