Historical Events
FDR 1st President on TV
FDR becomes 1st US President to appear on TV when NBC-RCA television broadcasts the opening of 1939 New York World's Fair
Gehrig Sets Record
Lou Gehrig sets a MLB record playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.
- Tropicana ballet of Havana, Cuba, forms
Famous Birthdays
- Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, American composer (1st woman composer to win Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1983), born in Miami, Florida
- Pieter van Vollenhoven, husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, born in Schiedam, Netherlands
About April 30, 1939
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 85 years and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Taurus
