About the day » Thursday May 4, 1939Calender converter

• Grada Berendina WILDENBEEST, Aalten, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland († 1939)
• Gijsberta Maria Meijer, Noordwijk († 2010)
• Aukje Beekstra, Oldeboorn, Friesland, Nederland († 2008)
• Aldegonda Elisabeth Palmen, Sint Odiliënberg († 1945)
• Ahmet Tuncer, Balya ( Turkije), Turkije († 1993)
• Betje Schrijver, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Gijsbertha Maria Meijer, Noordwijk Binnen († 2010)
• Betje Zacharias Schrijver, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1942)
• Frederik Leopold Wolfgang Stanislau Michael van Ballestrem, Biedrzychowa (Friedrichswalde), Neder-Silezië, Polen († 1945)
• Jennings B. Crawford († 2007)

• Aleida Zwinsel (81), Ommen
• Berendjen Mulder (8), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Petronella van Meerendonk (45)
• Adrianus Joannes Janmaat (2), Zoetermeer
• Bartele Hoekstra (70), Doniawerstal, Nederland
• Albertus Johannes Maria Schellings (5), Tilburg, Nederland
• Baart Brink (64), Een (Norg)
• Antje Oeges van der Wagen (70), Drachten
• Bartina Wilhelmina Gerhardina van Gemen (1), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bate Brink- (64), Een, Nederland

• 1937 » Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter († 2019)
• 1937 » Ron Carter, American bassist and educator
• 1938 » Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican journalist, author, and critic († 2010)
• 1938 » Gillian Tindall, English historian and author
• 1938 » Tyrone Davis, American blues and soul singer († 2005)
• 1939 » Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author († 2018)
• 1939 » Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1939 » Neil Fox, English rugby league player and coach
• 1940 » Peter Gregg, American race car driver and businessman († 1980)
• 1940 » Robin Cook, American physician and author

• 1919 » Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak general and politician (b. 1880)
• 1922 » Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (b. 1888)
• 1923 » Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1877)
• 1924 » E. Nesbit, English author and poet (b. 1858)
• 1938 » Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
• 1938 » Kanō Jigorō, Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Chris McKivat, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1880)
• 1945 » Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. 1880)
• 1953 » Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)
• 1955 » George Enescu, Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1881)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Adrianus
8. Gerrit
9. Petrus
10. Robert
11. Jacobus
12. Jacob
13. Gerardus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Antonius
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Aaltje
15. Trijntje
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• January 14 » Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
• February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
• March 3 » In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
• April 9 » African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
• April 18 » Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
• May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.

The temperature on May 4, 1939 was between 1.1 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.