Table of Contents
187 relations: Abner Doubleday, Adelaide, Adolf Hitler, Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday, Alan Ayckbourn, Albert Lebrun, Alexander Mach, Alfonso XIII, Ali Khamenei, Ali MacGraw, Ames, Iowa, Anglo-German Naval Agreement, Ann Mitchell, Ann Sheridan, Anton Makarenko, Arabic, Armand Călinescu, Barrow-in-Furness, Baseball-Reference.com, Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, Benito Mussolini, Bette Davis, Billie Holiday, Bissau, Blaine, Ohio, Boston Bruins, Boston Marathon, Boston Red Sox, Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, Brooklyn, Budapest, Budget Day, Castledawson, Catholic Party (Belgium), Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chicago Tribune, Claudio Magris, Conscription, Customs union, DAR Constitution Hall, Dark Victory, Darts, David Frost, Detroit, Dodge City (film), Doubleday myth, Dusty Springfield, Ealing Common, Earle Page, ... Expand index (137 more) »
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Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War.
See April 1939 and Abner Doubleday
Adelaide
Adelaide (Tarntanya) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
See April 1939 and Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday
Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday was celebrated as a national holiday throughout Nazi Germany on 20 April 1939.
See April 1939 and Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday
Alan Ayckbourn
Sir Alan Ayckbourn (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific British playwright and director.
See April 1939 and Alan Ayckbourn
Albert Lebrun
Albert François Lebrun (29 August 1871 – 6 March 1950) was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940.
See April 1939 and Albert Lebrun
Alexander Mach
Alexander Mach (11 October 1902 – 15 October 1980) was a Slovak nationalist politician.
See April 1939 and Alexander Mach
Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII (Spanish: Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena; French: Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon; 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African due to his Africanist views, was King of Spain from his birth until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed.
See April 1939 and Alfonso XIII
Ali Khamenei
Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (translit,; born 19 April 1939) is an Iranian Twelver Shia marja' and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.
See April 1939 and Ali Khamenei
Ali MacGraw
Elizabeth Alice MacGraw (born April 1, 1939) is an American actress.
See April 1939 and Ali MacGraw
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately north of Des Moines in central Iowa.
Anglo-German Naval Agreement
The Anglo-German Naval Agreement (AGNA) of 18 June 1935 was a naval agreement between the United Kingdom and Germany regulating the size of the Kriegsmarine in relation to the Royal Navy.
See April 1939 and Anglo-German Naval Agreement
Ann Mitchell
Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress.
See April 1939 and Ann Mitchell
Ann Sheridan
Clara Lou "Ann" Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American actress and singer.
See April 1939 and Ann Sheridan
Anton Makarenko
Anton Semyonovich Makarenko (Анто́н Семёнович Мака́ренко, Ukrainian: Антон Семенович Макаренко, romanized: Anton Semenovych Makarenko; 13 March 1888 – 1 April 1939), was a Soviet educator, social worker and writer.
See April 1939 and Anton Makarenko
Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Armand Călinescu
Armand Călinescu (4 June 1893 – 21 September 1939) was a Romanian economist and politician, who served as 39th Prime Minister from March 1939 until his assassination six months later.
See April 1939 and Armand Călinescu
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.
See April 1939 and Barrow-in-Furness
Baseball-Reference.com
Baseball-Reference is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history.
See April 1939 and Baseball-Reference.com
Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang
The Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, also known as the Battle of Suizao was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) and Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
See April 1939 and Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian dictator who founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF).
See April 1939 and Benito Mussolini
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.
See April 1939 and Bette Davis
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer.
See April 1939 and Billie Holiday
Bissau
Bissau is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau.
Blaine, Ohio
Blaine is an unincorporated community in northern Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
See April 1939 and Blaine, Ohio
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston.
See April 1939 and Boston Bruins
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States.
See April 1939 and Boston Marathon
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.
See April 1939 and Boston Red Sox
Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge (colloquially referred to as the Whitestone Bridge or simply the Whitestone) is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 678 over the East River.
See April 1939 and Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.
Budget Day
Budget Day is the day that a government presents its budget to a legislature for approval, in a ceremonial fashion.
Castledawson
Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
See April 1939 and Castledawson
Catholic Party (Belgium)
The Catholic Party (Parti catholique; Katholieke Partij) was a Belgian political party established in 1869 as the Confessional Catholic Party (Confessionele Katholieke Partij).
See April 1939 and Catholic Party (Belgium)
Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch:, Chambre des représentants, Abgeordnetenkammer) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate.
See April 1939 and Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of Treasury.
See April 1939 and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.
See April 1939 and Chicago Tribune
Claudio Magris
Claudio Magris (born 10 April 1939) is an Italian scholar, translator and writer.
See April 1939 and Claudio Magris
Conscription
Conscription is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service.
See April 1939 and Conscription
Customs union
A customs union is generally defined as a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.
See April 1939 and Customs union
DAR Constitution Hall
DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall located at 1776 D Street NW, near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Memorial Continental Hall.
See April 1939 and DAR Constitution Hall
Dark Victory
Dark Victory is a 1939 American melodrama film directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Bette Davis, and featuring George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers, and Cora Witherspoon.
See April 1939 and Dark Victory
Darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed projectiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
David Frost
Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer.
See April 1939 and David Frost
Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Dodge City (film)
Dodge City is a 1939 American Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Ann Sheridan.
See April 1939 and Dodge City (film)
Doubleday myth
The Doubleday myth is the claim that the sport of baseball was invented in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York.
See April 1939 and Doubleday myth
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer.
See April 1939 and Dusty Springfield
Ealing Common
Ealing Common is a large open space (approx) in Ealing, West London.
See April 1939 and Ealing Common
Earle Page
Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page (8 August 188020 December 1961) was an Australian politician and surgeon who served as the 11th prime minister of Australia from 7 to 26 April 1939, holding office in a caretaker capacity following the death of Joseph Lyons.
East London
East London is the northeastern part of London, England, east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames as it begins to widen.
See April 1939 and East London
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Elizabeth Clare Prophet (née: Wulf, a.k.a. Guru Ma) (April 8, 1939 – October 15, 2009) was an American spiritual leader, author, orator, and writer.
See April 1939 and Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Ellison Brown
Ellison Myers Brown (September 22, 1913 – August 23, 1975), widely known as Tarzan Brown, a direct descendant of the last acknowledged royal family of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island (also known as Deerfoot amongst his people), was a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon in 1936 (2:33:40) and 1939 (2:28:51) and 1936 U.S.
See April 1939 and Ellison Brown
Elspeth Ballantyne
Elspeth Ballantyne (born 1939) is an Australian retired actress, who appeared in productions in theatre, television and films over a career that spanned nearly 60 years, a veteran of the industry having started her career as a child actor and becoming a staple of the theatre starting from 1947, in a production of Macbeth and by the age of 15 in 1954 had turned pro., performing in stage roles for the next 37 years, including a stage play tour of the United Kingdom of her iconic "Prisoner" role at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.
See April 1939 and Elspeth Ballantyne
Erik Pevernagie
Erik Pevernagie (born 1939) is a Belgian painter and writer, living in Uccle (Brussels), who has held exhibitions in Paris, New York City, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, London, Brussels and Antwerp.
See April 1939 and Erik Pevernagie
Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
See April 1939 and Errol Flynn
Fairfield, Alabama
Fairfield is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.
See April 1939 and Fairfield, Alabama
Faisal II
Faisal II (translit; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq.
Federal Security Agency
The Federal Security Agency (FSA) was an independent agency of the United States government established in 1939 pursuant to the Reorganization Act of 1939.
See April 1939 and Federal Security Agency
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola (born 7 April 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
See April 1939 and Francis Ford Coppola
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo.
See April 1939 and Francisco Franco
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain (España franquista), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (dictadura franquista), was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title Caudillo.
See April 1939 and Francoist Spain
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.
See April 1939 and Frank Lloyd Wright
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
See April 1939 and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franz von Papen
Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk (29 October 18792 May 1969) was a German politician, diplomat, Prussian nobleman and General Staff officer.
See April 1939 and Franz von Papen
Fritz Wendel
Friedrich "Fritz" Wendel (21 February 1915 – 9 February 1975) was a German test pilot during the 1930s and 1940s.
See April 1939 and Fritz Wendel
Georges Ricard-Cordingley
A painter and traveller, Georges Ricard-Cordingley (1873-1939) constantly searched for an original contact with the world of sea.
See April 1939 and Georges Ricard-Cordingley
Geraldine of Albania
Geraldine (born Countess Géraldine Margit Virginia Olga Mária Apponyi de Nagy-Appony; 6 August 1915 – 22 October 2002) was Queen of the Albanians from her marriage to King Zog I on 27 April 1938 until King Zog was deposed on 7 April of the following year.
See April 1939 and Geraldine of Albania
German–Polish declaration of non-aggression
The German–Polish declaration of non-aggression (Erklärung zwischen Deutschland und Polen über den Verzicht auf Gewaltanwendung, Deklaracja między Polskąa Niemcami o niestosowaniu przemocy), also known as the German–Polish non-aggression pact, was an agreement between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic that was signed on 26 January 1934 in Berlin.
See April 1939 and German–Polish declaration of non-aggression
Germán Busch
Víctor Germán Busch Becerra (23 March 1903 – 23 August 1939) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the 36th president of Bolivia from 1937 to 1939.
See April 1939 and Germán Busch
Ghazi of Iraq
Ghazi ibn Faisal (Gâzî ibn-i Faysal) (21 March 1912 – 4 April 1939) was King of Iraq from 1933 to 1939 having been briefly Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Syria in 1920.
See April 1939 and Ghazi of Iraq
Giovacchino Forzano
Giovacchino Forzano (19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director.
See April 1939 and Giovacchino Forzano
Glasgow
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.
Glenn Miller
Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904; disappeared December 15, 1944; declared dead December 16, 1945) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces.
See April 1939 and Glenn Miller
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland.
Henry Stephens Salt
Henry Shakespear Stephens Salt (20 September 1851 – 19 April 1939) was a British writer and campaigner for social reform in the fields of prisons, schools, economic institutions, and the treatment of animals.
See April 1939 and Henry Stephens Salt
Hindustani Lal Sena
Hindustani Lal Sena (हिन्दुस्तानि लाल सेना, 'Indian Red Army') was an anticolonial guerrilla group in India.
See April 1939 and Hindustani Lal Sena
Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.
Howard Winstone
Howard Winstone, MBE (15 April 1939 – 30 September 2000) was a Welsh world champion boxer, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
See April 1939 and Howard Winstone
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz".
See April 1939 and Hugh Masekela
Indian National Congress
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Italian invasion of Albania
The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign which was launched by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom in 1939.
See April 1939 and Italian invasion of Albania
Jason Miller (playwright)
Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.; April 22, 1939May 13, 2001) was an American playwright and actor.
See April 1939 and Jason Miller (playwright)
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) is an international news agency and wire service that primarily covers Judaism- and Jewish-related topics and news.
See April 1939 and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Joaquín García Morato
Joaquín García-Morato y Castaño, 1st Count of Jarama (4 May 1904 – 4 April 1939) was the most successful Nationalist fighter pilot of the Spanish Civil War.
See April 1939 and Joaquín García Morato
João Bernardo Vieira
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (27 April 1939 – 2 March 2009) was a Bissau-Guinean politician who served as President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005 until his assassination in 2009.
See April 1939 and João Bernardo Vieira
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951.
John Foulds
John Herbert Foulds (2 November 1880 – 25 April 1939) was an English cellist and composer of classical music.
See April 1939 and John Foulds
John Hancock Financial
John Hancock Life Insurance Company, U.S.A. is a Boston-based insurance company.
See April 1939 and John Hancock Financial
John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, (28 February 1873 – 11 January 1954) was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War.
See April 1939 and John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck --> (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer.
See April 1939 and John Steinbeck
Johnson Wax Headquarters
Johnson Wax Headquarters is the world headquarters and administration building of S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, Wisconsin.
See April 1939 and Johnson Wax Headquarters
Joseph Lyons
Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who was the tenth prime minister of Australia, in office from 1932 until his death in 1939.
See April 1939 and Joseph Lyons
Judy Carne
Joyce Audrey Botterill (27 April 1939 – 3 September 2015), known professionally as Judy Carne, was an English actress best remembered for the phrase "Sock it to me!" on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.
See April 1939 and Julius Caesar
Kansas
Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
László Bárdossy
László Bárdossy de Bárdos (10 December 1890 – 10 January 1946) was a Hungarian diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from April 1941 to March 1942.
See April 1939 and László Bárdossy
Le Havre
Le Havre (Lé Hâvre) is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.
League of Nations
The League of Nations (LN or LoN; Société des Nations, SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
See April 1939 and League of Nations
Lee Majors
Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary; April 23, 1939) is an American actor.
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (also known as King Leka I; 5 April 193930 November 2011), was the only son of King Zog I and Queen Geraldine of Albania.
See April 1939 and Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial that honors the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
See April 1939 and Lincoln Memorial
Long Branch, New Jersey
Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
See April 1939 and Long Branch, New Jersey
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis Gehrig Jr. (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig Jr.; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939).
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto.
See April 1939 and Marian Anderson
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician.
See April 1939 and Marvin Gaye
Mashhad
Mashhad (مشهد) is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran.
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.
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Messerschmitt Me 209
The first Messerschmitt Me 209 was a single-engine racing aircraft which was designed for and succeeded at breaking speed records.
See April 1939 and Messerschmitt Me 209
Michigan
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Military Training Act 1939
The Military Training Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 25) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 26 May 1939, in a period of international tension that led to World War II.
See April 1939 and Military Training Act 1939
Moonlight Serenade
"Moonlight Serenade" is an American swing ballad composed by Glenn Miller with subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish.
See April 1939 and Moonlight Serenade
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
See April 1939 and Nazi Germany
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.
Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to October 1940.
See April 1939 and Neville Chamberlain
New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
See April 1939 and New York (state)
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
See April 1939 and New York Yankees
Northampton
Northampton is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.
See April 1939 and Northampton
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
See April 1939 and Northern Ireland
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws (Nürnberger Gesetze) were antisemitic and racist laws that were enacted in Nazi Germany on 15 September 1935, at a special meeting of the Reichstag convened during the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party.
See April 1939 and Nuremberg Laws
Oliver Percy Bernard
Oliver Percy Bernard OBE MC (8 April 1881 – 15 April 1939) was an English architect, and scenic, graphic and industrial designer.
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Olivia de Havilland
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress.
See April 1939 and Olivia de Havilland
Opening Day
Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season.
See April 1939 and Opening Day
Paul Sorvino
Paul Anthony Sorvino (April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor.
See April 1939 and Paul Sorvino
Peter Patton
Major Bethune Minet "Peter" Patton (5 March 1876 – 10 April 1939) was an English ice hockey player and administrator.
See April 1939 and Peter Patton
Phil Niekro
Philip Henry Niekro (April 1, 1939 – December 26, 2020), nicknamed "Knucksie", was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.
See April 1939 and Phil Niekro
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Guinea (Guiné Portuguesa), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a West African colony of Portugal from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Guinea-Bissau.
See April 1939 and Portuguese Guinea
Pound Ridge, New York
Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States.
See April 1939 and Pound Ridge, New York
President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces.
See April 1939 and President of France
Prime Minister of Albania
The prime minister of Albania (Kryeministri i Shqipërisë), officially the prime minister of the Republic of Albania (Kryeministri i Republikës së Shqipërisë), is the head of government of Albania.
See April 1939 and Prime Minister of Albania
Prime Minister of Australia
The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
See April 1939 and Prime Minister of Australia
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.
See April 1939 and Racine, Wisconsin
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (born Rajendra Prasad Srivastava; 3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962.
See April 1939 and Rajendra Prasad
Ralph Guldahl
Ralph J. Guldahl (November 22, 1911 – June 11, 1987) was an American professional golfer, one of the top five players in the sport from 1936 to 1940.
See April 1939 and Ralph Guldahl
Reichstag (Nazi Germany)
The Reichstag ("Diet of the Realm"), officially the Greater German Reichstag (Großdeutscher Reichstag) after 1938, was the national parliament of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.
See April 1939 and Reichstag (Nazi Germany)
Retrosheet
Retrosheet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose website features box scores of Major League Baseball (MLB) games from 1906 to the present, and play-by-play narratives for almost every contest since the 1930s.
Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and 1949 to 1966.
See April 1939 and Robert Menzies
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.
San Jacinto Monument
The San Jacinto Monument is a column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, about 16 miles due east of downtown Houston.
See April 1939 and San Jacinto Monument
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator.
See April 1939 and Seamus Heaney
Shefqet Vërlaci
Shefqet Vërlaci bej (15 December 1877, Elbasan, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern day Albania)– 21 July 1946, Zürich, Switzerland), also known as Shevket Verlaci, was an Albanian politician and wealthy landowner.
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Simon Napier-Bell
Simon Robert Napier-Bell (born 22 April 1939) is an English record producer, music manager, author and journalist.
See April 1939 and Simon Napier-Bell
Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
The (First) Slovak Republic ((Prvá) Slovenská republika), otherwise known as the Slovak State (Slovenský štát), was a partially-recognized clerical fascist client state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945 in Central Europe.
See April 1939 and Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet) is a social democratic political party in Denmark.
See April 1939 and Social Democrats (Denmark)
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
See April 1939 and South Africa
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.
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Spider Martin
James "Spider" Martin (April 1, 1939 – April 8, 2003) was an American photographer known for his work documenting the American Civil Rights Movement in 1965, specifically Bloody Sunday and other incidents from the Selma to Montgomery marches.
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Stepney
Stepney is an area in London, England located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Strange Fruit
"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939.
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Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a legacy vexed by authoritarianism, anti-Semitism, and military failure.
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Teatro Argentina
The Teatro Argentina (directly translating to "Theatre Argentina") is an opera house and theatre located in Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in Rome, Italy.
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Ted Kooser
Theodore J. Kooser (born 25 April 1939) is an American poet.
Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager.
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Tenterden
Tenterden is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England.
Teodoro R. Yangco
Teodoro Rafael "Theo" Arguelles Yangco (November 9, 1861 – April 20, 1939) was a Filipino businessman who served in a variety of public and civic offices and was considered to be the foremost Filipino philanthropist of his time.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
The Boat Race 1939
The 91st Boat Race took place on 1 April 1939.
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The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga)
The Daily Advertiser is the regional newspaper which services Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Australia and much of the surrounding region.
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939.
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany is a book by American journalist William L. Shirer in which the author chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany from the birth of Adolf Hitler in 1889 to the end of World War II in Europe in 1945.
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Tirana
Tirana (Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.
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Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.
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Victor Emmanuel III
Victor Emmanuel III (11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947), born Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia, was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946.
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Walery Sławek
Walery Jan Sławek (2 November 1879 – 3 April 1939) was a Polish politician, freemason, military officer and activist, who in the early 1930s served three times as Prime Minister of Poland.
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Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Wembley Stadium (1923)
The original Wembley Stadium (originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches.
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West Hampstead
West Hampstead is an area in the London Borough of Camden in north-west London.
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West London
West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary.
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Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven (Wilhelm's Harbour; Northern Low Saxon: Willemshaven) is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Witbank
Witbank, officially eMalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (commonly referred to as Wolves) is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, the Black Country, England.
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Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles, California.
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Wyandotte, Michigan
Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Zeesen short-wave transmitter (1931)
The Zeesen short-wave transmitter was a 70-metre-high shortwave radio transmission mast constructed at Zeesen in Germany in 1931.
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Zog I
Zog I (Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 18959 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939.
1939 Belgian general election
General elections were held in Belgium on 2 April 1939.
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1939 Danish Folketing election
Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 3 April 1939,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 19 April.
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1939 FA Cup final
The 1939 FA Cup final was contested by Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley.
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1939 Masters Tournament
The 1939 Masters Tournament was the sixth Masters Tournament, held from March 31 to April 2 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
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1939 New York World's Fair
The 1939–1940 New York World's Fair was a world's fair at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States.
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1939 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1939 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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See also
1939
- 1939
- 1939 in archaeology
- 1939 in philosophy
- 1939 in poetry
- 1939 in professional wrestling
- 1939 in science
- 1939 in sports
- April 1939
- August 1939
- December 1939
- February 1939
- January 1939
- July 1939
- June 1939
- March 1939
- May 1939
- November 1939
- October 1939
- September 1939
References
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