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Events on Friday 7 April 1939 2
1879 – 1939Joseph Lyons (1879-1939)Died 7 April 1939, aged 59Lyons was Prime Minister of Australia from 1932. He led the United Australia Party through the recovery from the Depression. He was the first Australian prime minister to die in office.
1939Italian invasion of AlbaniaMussolini annexes AlbaniaItalian forces landed on the Albanian coast on 7 April and met little resistance. King Zog fled the country. The Albanian crown was then united with that of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.