Event of Interest
Apr 1 US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war. Pope Pius XII congratulates Generalissimo Franco's victory in Spain
Francisco Franco
- Apr 2 6th Masters Golf Tournament: Ralph Guldahl wins, shooting a 279
- Apr 4 Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq
- Apr 5 Membership of Hitler Youth becomes obligatory
- Apr 6 Great Britain & Poland sign military pact
- Apr 6 US & UK agree on joint control of Canton & Enderbury Is (Pacific)
- Apr 7 Italy invades Albania
- Apr 8 ACV soccer team forms in Axes
- Apr 8 King Zog I of Albania flees
Event of Interest
Apr 9 Marian Anderson sings before 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Marian Anderson
- Apr 10 Colijn's Dutch government opens camp Westerbork for German Jews
- Apr 10 Grens mobilization due to Italian invasion in Albania
- Apr 11 Hungary leaves League of Nations
- Apr 13 W Saroyan's "My Heart's in the Highlands" premieres in NYC
- Apr 13 The Hindustani Lal Sena (Indian Red Army) is formed and vows to engage in armed struggle against the British.
Historic Publication
Apr 14 John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published
John Steinbeck
- Apr 15 Albert Lebrun elected president of France
Joseph Stalin
- Apr 16 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
Boxing Title Fight
- Apr 17 SN Behrman's "No Time for Comedy" premieres in NYC
- Apr 17 Stalin signs British-France-Russian anti-Nazi pact
- Apr 18 Franz von Papen becomes German ambassador in Turkey
- Apr 18 Hubert Pierlot forms Belgian government
- Apr 19 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:28:51.8
- Apr 19 Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)
Event of Interest
Apr 20 Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double
Ted Williams
- Apr 23 1st performance of Béla Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin
- Apr 23 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR
Treaty of Interest
Apr 28 Adolf Hitler claims German-Polish non-attack treaty still in effect
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Apr 30 Tropicana ballet of Havana, Cuba, forms
Baseball Record
Apr 30 Lou Gehrig sets a MLB record playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.
Lou Gehrig