What happened on 22 April 1939?

Discover what happened on 22 April 1939 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Alexandre Borovski
  • Marie Bernays (German politician (1883-1939))
  • Charles Dumont (French politician (1867-1939))
  • Georgios Katechakis (Greek Army officer and politician (1881–1939))
  • Cesare Grossi (Italian association football player (1917–1939))
  • Leandro Campanari (Italian violinist, conductor, composer and music teacher (1857–1939))
  • Henry Brayton Gardner (American economist (1863-1939))
  • Harald Scavenius (Danish politician and diplomat (1873–1939))
  • Q4383273 (painter (1883-1939))
  • Karl Eckstein (German entomologist and zoologist (1859 – 1939))
  • Ann Murdock (American actress (1890-1939))
  • Horace Goldin (British magician (1873–1939))
  • Vincent Lopaciński
  • José Aranguren Roldán (Spanish military personnel (1875-1939))
  • Karel Bulíř (Czech doctor)
  • Rafael Battestini Galup (Spanish physician (1886-1939))
  • Anton Ulbrich
  • Henry Erskine Hill (Provost (prev. Rector) of St Andrew’s Aberdeen; Scottish Episcopal priest)
  • József Korbély (Hungarian hydraulic engineer)
  • Louis Mailloux
  • Elisa Cardona Ollé
  • Gustav Flesch-Brunningen
  • Katherine Christina Elizabeth Graham Lang ((1863-1939))
  • Aleksandr Vasilchikov ((1912-1939))
  • Patrick Wynne de Bathe ((1876-1939))
  • Arthur Wilhelm Emil Schwantke
  • Charles Irving de Rougemont (chairman of Lloyd’s of London (1918-1919))
  • Eduardo Navarro Salvador
  • Sixten Amundson
  • Josephine Clementina Norrington (Bef 18 Oct 1853 – 1939)
  • Franciscus Lauwers (teacher)
  • Agnes P. Lowell (Canadian born American teacher and botanical collector (1868 – 1939))