Historical Events In 1938

Aug 31   5th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 28, Washington 16 (74,250) in the year 1938.  

Sep 02   Glyn Worsnip, broadcaster in the year 1938.  

Sep 03   1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland in the year 1938.  

Sep 03   In the year 1938 bart de Ligt, anti military theologist, dies at 77  

Sep 03   On this day in history eileen Brennan, American actress  

Sep 04   On this day in history clifford Dempsey, actor (Salute), dies at 73  

Sep 04   Vainio Muinonen wins 2nd European marathoner (2:37:28.8) on this day in history.  

Sep 06   On this day in history wilhelmina celebrates 40th anniversary jubilee as Dutch queen  

Sep 12   Adolph Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame  

Sep 13   Samuel Alexander, Engl philosopher (Space, time & deity), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight on this day in history.  

Sep 15   In the year 1938 british PM Chamberlain visits Hitler at Berchtesgarden  

Sep 15   John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) on this day in history.  

Sep 15   In the year 1938 thomas Wolfe, US writer (Enigma), dies at 62  

Sep 16   In the year 1938 george E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH  

Sep 16   On this day in history george E.T. Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH  

Sep 17   On this day in history 52nd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Nancye Wynne Bolton (60 63)  

Sep 18   Chicago Bears beat Green Bay Packers 2-0 on this day in history.  

Sep 20   Dmitri Shostakovitch's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres in the year 1938.  

Sep 21   In the year 1938 atli Heimir Sveinsson, composer  

Sep 21   In the year 1938 hurricane (183 MPH winds) in New England kills 700  

Sep 21   Hurricane (winds 183 MPH) in New England kills 700 in the year 1938.  

Sep 21   On this day in history more than 600 people are killed as a hurricane batters New England.  

Sep 23   On this day in history british premier Neville Chamberlain flies to Munich  

Sep 23   In the year 1938 time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in NYC (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe and 1,100' of microfilm)  

Sep 24   In the year 1938 alice Marble wins her 2nd singles US tennis title  

Sep 26   On this day in history hitler issues ultimatum to Czech government, demanding Sudenten Land  

Sep 27   British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow in the year 1938.  

Sep 28   In the year 1938 clare Boothe's "Boys Goodbye," premieres in NYC  

Sep 29   1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in NYC in the year 1938.  

Sep 29   In the year 1938 munich Conference, Chamberlain of Britain and Daladier of France agree to German annexation of part of Czechoslovakia.  

Sep 30   In the year 1938 british premier Chamberlain arrives in Munich  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of john Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World)  

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   On this day in history birth of louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open)  

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92)  

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

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1938 death of gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)  

Jan 17   In the year 1938 william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79  

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   Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.