- Apr 1 Orissa constituted a province of British India
Event of Interest
Apr 1 Charles "Lucky" Luciano" is arrested in Arkansas on a criminal warrant from New York
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
- Apr 3 Al Carr KOs Lew Massey on 1 punch, :07 of 1st round
- Apr 3 Shortest boxing bout with gloves lasts only 10 seconds
- Apr 5 Tupelo, Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die
- Apr 6 3rd Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Horton Smith wins his second Masters, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen 3rd
- Apr 6 ANP begins telex service in Amsterdam
- Apr 6 Tornado, kills 203 & injuring 1,800 in Gainesville Georgia
- Apr 10 200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena
- Apr 11 Rodgers & Hart's musical "On Your Toes" premieres in NYC
Event of Interest
Apr 11 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2 for a 3-1 series win; Red Wings first SC Championship
George Hainsworth
- Apr 13 Ioannis Metaxas proclaims himself dictator of Greece
Murder of Interest
Apr 14 French singer Édith Piaf questioned after nightclub owner and her patron Louis Leplée murdered in Paris
Edith Piaf
- Apr 18 Pan-Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from San Francisco to Honolulu
- Apr 19 First day of the Great Uprising in Palestine, anti-Jewish riots break out
- Apr 20 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown in 2:33:40.8
- Apr 20 Jews repel an Arab attack in Petach Tikvah Palestine
- Apr 23 Carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win
Event of Interest
Apr 26 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 4th Symphony
Dmitri Shostakovich
- Apr 29 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5