April 1939

Tuesday 04:

Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.

Friday 07:

World War II: Italy invades Albania.

Sunday 09:

Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, after having been refused the right to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall.

Thursday 13:

In India, the Hindustani Lal Sena (Indian Red Army) is formed and wovs to engage in armed struggle against the British.

Sunday 30:

1939 - The 1939 New York World's Fair opens.