What Happened In April 1939 In History

Historical Events for April, 1939

• 1st » Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Francoist Spain Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Second Spanish Republic Republican forces surrender.
• 4th » Faisal II of Iraq e.g Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
• 7th » World War II: Italy invades Albania.
• 14th » 'The Grapes of Wrath', by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
• 20th » Billie Holiday records the first civil rights song "Strange Fruit".

Famous Birthdays on April in 1939

• 1st » Rudolph Isley, American singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers)
• 1st » Ali MacGraw, American actress
• 1st » Phil Niekro, American baseball player and manager
• 2nd » Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (The Moonglows) (d. 1984)
• 2nd » Anthony Lake, American diplomat and academic, 18th United States National Security Advisor
• 2nd » Lise Thibault, Canadian politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
• 3rd » François de Roubaix, French composer (d. 1975)
• 3rd » Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Paul Craig Roberts, American economist
• 4th » JoAnne Carner, American golfer
• 4th » Major Lance, American singer (d. 1994)
• 4th » Hugh Masekela, South African singer-songwriter and trumpet player
• 4th » Ernie Terrell, American boxer and singer
• 5th » Crispian St. Peters, English singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 5th » Ronald White, American singer-songwriter (The Miracles) (d. 1995)
• 6th » André Ouellet, Canadian politician, 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada) known as Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
• 6th » John Sculley, American businessman
• 7th » Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » David Frost, English journalist and game show host (d. 2013)
• 7th » Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (d. 1977)
• 7th » Brett Whiteley, Australian avant-garde artist (d. 1992)
• 7th » Vaçe Zela, Albanian-Swiss singer and guitarist (d. 2014)
• 8th » Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer (d. 1989)
• 8th » John Arbuthnott (microbiologist) or John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic
• 8th » Mary Leona Gage, American model and actress, Miss USA 1957 (d. 2010)
• 8th » Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
• 9th » Michael Learned, American actress
• 10th » Claudio Magris, Italian author
• 11th » Luther Johnson (Guitar Junior) named Luther Johnson, American singer and guitarist
• 11th » Louise Lasser, American actress
• 12th » Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright
• 12th » Johnny Raper, Australian rugby player and coach
• 13th » Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
• 13th » Paul Sorvino, American actor
• 15th » Marty Wilde, English singer-songwriter and actor
• 16th » John Amabile (American football) or John Amabile, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
• 16th » John Delafose, American accordion player (d. 1994)
• 16th » Boris Dvornik, Croatian actor (d. 2008)
• 16th » Dusty Springfield, English singer and producer (The Lana Sisters and The Springfields) (d. 1999)
• 17th » Robert Miller (art dealer) e.g Robert Miller, American art dealer (d. 2011)
• 18th » William McKay (administrator) named William McKay, English academic
• 18th » Thomas J. Moyer, American jurist
• 19th » E. Clay Shaw, Jr., American accountant and politician (d. 2013)
• 20th » Peter S. Beagle, American author and screenwriter
• 20th » Ray Brooks (actor) known as Ray Brooks, English actor
• 20th » Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian physician and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Norway
• 20th » José Alves da Costa, Brazilian bishop (d. 2012)
• 20th » Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter
• 21st » John McCabe (composer) called John McCabe, English pianist and composer
• 21st » Sister Helen Prejean, American author and activist
• 22nd » Mel Carter, American singer and actor
• 22nd » John Chilcot, English civil servant
• 22nd » John Foley (British Army general) e.g John Foley, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
• 22nd » Ray Guy (humorist) known as Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (d. 2013)
• 22nd » Jason Miller (playwright) or Jason Miller, American actor and playwright (d. 2001)
• 22nd » Ann Mitchell, English actress
• 22nd » Theodor Waigel, German lawyer and politician, Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany) called German Federal Minister of Finance
• 23rd » Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter
• 23rd » Bill Hagerty, English journalist
• 23rd » Lee Majors, American actor
• 23rd » Ray Peterson, American singer (d. 2005)
• 25th » Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager
• 25th » Ted Kooser, American poet
• 25th » Richard Lapthorne, English businessman
• 25th » Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat
• 25th » Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, Chinese-English historian and academic
• 25th » Veronica Sutherland, English academic and diplomat
• 27th » Judy Carne, English actress
• 27th » Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal
• 27th » Jerry Mercer, Canadian drummer (Mashmakhan and April Wine)

Famous Deaths for April 1939

• 7th » Joseph Lyons, Australian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)
• 24th » Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 30th » Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)

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