Historical Events In 1938

Jul 08   In the year 1938 would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout   

Jul 10   "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1938 mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)   

Jul 13   Kroller-Muller museum opens in Holland on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa in 1895-96 series), dies in the year 1938.   

Jul 15   Arthur Fagg completes 244 & 202 in the same cricket game for Kent in the year 1938.   

Jul 16   21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa in the year 1938.   

Jul 17   Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland in the year 1938.   

Jul 17   Stan Bronstein, rocker on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1938 douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif   

Jul 18   Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35 on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Richard Jordan, NYC, actor (Dune, Old Boyfriends, Interiors) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1938 finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws   

Jul 20   On this day in history the birth of Dianna Rigg, English actress   

Jul 21   Anton Emil Kuerti, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history paul Hindemith & Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London   

Jul 22   In the year 1938 opening of Australian National War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France   

Jul 23   Bradman scores 103 in 178 mins on a Headingley sticky, 3rd Test on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1938 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1468 Zomba   

Jul 24   Instant coffee invented in the year 1938.   

Jul 25   Jewish artisans not allowed in Germany in the year 1938.   

Jul 26   1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC in the year 1938.   

Jul 28   34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead in the year 1938.   

Jul 28   On this day in history alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru (1990- )   

Jul 28   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1485 Isa on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears   

Jul 29   Olympic National Park established in the year 1938.   

Jul 30   On this day in history c Jackson discovers asteroid #1467 Mashona   

Jul 30   On this day in history gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece   

Jul 30   Vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988) on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1938 nY Yanks suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club"   

Jul 31   NY Yanks suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over the head with a club" in the year 1938.   

Aug 02   On this day in history 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)   

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Jan 02   John Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World) was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 02   Ian Brady, British serial killer was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 02   In the year 1938 birth of hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author   

Jan 04   Louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open) was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 05   Edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- )   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of leo Avery, abbot of Quarr   

Jan 03   Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 in the year 1938.   

Jan 08   Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)   

Jan 17   William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28 in the year 1938.   

Feb 05   On this day in history death of hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903)   

Feb 06   In the year 1938 marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77