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April 9 | |
| 1898 | Birth date of Paul Robeson, actor, singer, and civil rights activist. (died 1/23/76) |
| 1939 | Marian Anderson sings at Lincoln Memorial. |
| 1940 | Germany attacks Denmark and Norway. |
| 1942 | U.S. troops on Battan peninsula, Philippines, surrender. |