Bonnie and Clyde Murder
Apr 1 Clyde Barrow kills two young highway patrolmen, H. D. Murphy and Edward Bryant Wheeler, at the intersection of Route 114 near Grapevine, Texas. Bonnie Parker's role in the murders helps turn public perception against the gang for good
- Apr 6 418 Lutheran ministers arrested in Germany
Gandhi Ends Civil Disobedience
Apr 7 In India, Mahatma Gandhi suspends his campaign of civil disobedience
- Apr 10 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 1-0 in double OT for a 3-1 series win; Black Hawks' first Stanley Cup
- Apr 12 Second highest ever wind speed of 372 km/h (231 mph) recorded on Mt Washington
- Apr 12 The US Auto-Lite Strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
- Apr 13 4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments
- Apr 13 US Congress passes Johnson Debt Default Act
- Apr 16 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8
- Apr 17 Fenway Park in Boston re-opens after a major renovation including a hand-operated electronic scoreboard, though it didn't help the Red Sox who lost to the Washington Senators 6-5
Hitler Appoints Ribbentrop
Apr 18 Adolf Hitler names Joachim von Ribbentrop ambassador for disarmament
- Apr 18 C.A. Tannahill opens 1st US "Washateria" (laundromat) in Fort Worth, Texas; four electric washing machines available for hourly rental - no dryers were available
Shirley Temple's 1st Film
Apr 19 Shirley Temple appears in her 1st feature length film, "Stand Up & Cheer"
Himmler Chief of Police
Apr 20 Heinrich Himmler appointed chief of all German police including the Prussian secret state police
- Apr 21 Senators catcher Moe Berg, plays AL record 117th consecutive errorless game
Little Bohemia Lodge Raid
Apr 22 US Division of Investigation (later the FBI) under Melvin Purvis botch an operation to capture the John Dillinger Gang at Little Bohemia Lodge, Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, with 2 dead and 4 injured
- Apr 28 Soccer team Blue White '34 forms
- Apr 28 Spanish government of Ricardo Samper forms
- Apr 28 Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays
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