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   On this day in history mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)  

Jul 13   Kroller-Muller museum opens in Holland in the year 1938.  

Jul 14   Mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest in the year 1938.  

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

Jul 15   On this day in history arthur Fagg completes 244 & 202 in the same cricket game for Kent  

Jul 16   On this day in history 21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa  

Jul 17   On this day in history douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland  

Jul 17   On this day in history stan Bronstein, rocker  

Jul 18   Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif on this day in history.  

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   The birth of Dianna Rigg, English actress on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Anton Emil Kuerti, composer in the year 1938.  

Jul 21   Paul Hindemith & Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23   In the year 1938 bradman scores 103 in 178 mins on a Headingley sticky, 3rd Test  

Jul 23   C Jackson discovers asteroid #1468 Zomba on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history instant coffee invented  

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

Jul 26   1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC on this day in history.  

Jul 28   On this day in history 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead  

Jul 28   Alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru (1990- ) in the year 1938.  

Jul 28   On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1485 Isa  

Jul 29   Comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears in the year 1938.  

Jul 29   Olympic National Park established on this day in history.  

Jul 30   C Jackson discovers asteroid #1467 Mashona in the year 1938.  

Jul 30   In the year 1938 gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece  

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

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

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 the head with a club"  

Aug 02   In the year 1938 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)  

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Jan 02   In the year 1938 birth of john Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World)  

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

Jan 02   Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author was born in the year 1938.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92)  

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   Leo Avery, abbot of Quarr was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54  

Jan 08   Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) died in the year 1938.  

Jan 10   Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890) died in the year 1938.  

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

Jan 28   In the year 1938 bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28  

Feb 05   Hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06   On this day in history marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77