Historical Events In 1938

Jan 02   Book publisher Simon and Schuster founded on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history king Juan Carlos of Spain   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 the birth of King Juan Carlos of Spain   

Jan 06   On this day in history bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx   

Jan 06   On this day in history bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history eduard van Beinum becomes world's first conductor at Concert Hall   

Jan 10   In the year 1938 willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1938 frances Moulton elected first woman president of a US national bank   

Jan 13   The Church of England accepts the theory of evolution on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history national Society for Legalization of Euthanasia forms (NY)   

Jan 14   On this day in history national Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY)   

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

Jan 17   Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   Bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG in the year 1938.   

Jan 19   On this day in history gM began mass production of diesel engines   

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

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history "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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Ian Hay's "Bachelor Born," premieres in NYC in the year 1938.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1938 the birth of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1938 "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   Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 04   In the year 1938 birth of louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open)   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880)   

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 in the year 1938.   

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77