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))