Historical Events In 1938

Jan 02   Book publisher Simon and Schuster founded in the year 1938.  

Jan 03   Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1938 march of Dimes established to fight polio  

Jan 03   On this day in history the March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized  

Jan 05   King Juan Carlos of Spain on this day in history.  

Jan 05   The birth of King Juan Carlos of Spain on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx in the year 1938.  

Jan 06   Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings)  

Jan 08   In the year 1938 bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings)  

Jan 10   In the year 1938 eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall  

Jan 10   Eduard van Beinum becomes world's first conductor at Concert Hall on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68 in the year 1938.  

Jan 11   Bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st in the year 1938.  

Jan 11   On this day in history frances Moulton elected first woman president of a US national bank  

Jan 13   In the year 1938 the Church of England accepts the theory of evolution.  

Jan 14   National Society for Legalization of Euthanasia forms (NY) in the year 1938.  

Jan 14   In the year 1938 national Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY)  

Jan 16   1st jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall (Benny Goodman) in the year 1938.  

Jan 17   On this day in history supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman  

Jan 17   On this day in history william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79  

Jan 18   Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG on this day in history.  

Jan 19   GM began mass production of diesel engines on this day in history.  

Jan 19   The Spanish Nationalist air force bombed Barcelona and Valencia, killing 700 civilians and wounding hundreds more in the year 1938.  

Jan 21   On this day in history dutch government starts obligatory unemployment insurance  

Jan 21   Dutch govt starts obligatory unemployment insurance on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1938 "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, NH, premieres (NJ)  

Jan 22   Thornton Wilder's play, Our Town, debuts in Princeton, New Jersey in the year 1938.  

Jan 25   Ian Hay's "Bachelor Born," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31   On this day in history the birth of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands  

Feb 03   On this day in history paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC  

Feb 04   On this day in history "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway  

Feb 04   Adolf Hitler takes command of the German Army in the year 1938.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1938 birth of ian Brady, British serial killer  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)  

Jan 05   Juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- ) was born in the year 1938.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1938 arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54  

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

Jan 17   William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 in the year 1938.  

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

Feb 05   In the year 1938 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