Historical Events In 1938

Oct 31   Great Depression: In an effort to try restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public in the year 1938.  

Oct 31   Orson Wells' radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" in Mercury Theatre's Halloween treat, tricks thousands in the year 1938.  

Nov 01   German colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires on this day in history.  

Nov 02   In the year 1938 babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager  

Nov 05   On this day in history chris Robinson, Fla, actor (Stanley, General Hospital, Another World)  

Nov 05   Ottawa Roughriders score on 5-man, 4-lateral, 65-yard punt return in the year 1938.  

Nov 06   In the year 1938 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game  

Nov 06   Herschel Grynszpan assassinates Ernst vom Rath, third secretary of the German embassy in Paris in the year 1938.  

Nov 06   In the year 1938 p J Proby, [James Marcus Smith], Houston Texas, American rocker  

Nov 07   In the year 1938 dee Clark, Arkansas, singer (Hambone, Nobody But You)  

Nov 07   Earnest von Rath, German antifascist/diplomat, murdered in the year 1938.  

Nov 08   1st black woman legislator, Crystal Bird Fauset of Phila on this day in history.  

Nov 09   "Kristallnacht" Anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria. 300,000 are arrested, 191 synagogues are destroyed, 7,500 shops are looted on this day in history.  

Nov 09   "Kristallnacht": Anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria. 300,000 are arrested, 191 synagogues are destroyed, 7,500 shops are looted in the year 1938.  

Nov 09   Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner creates Sadie Hawkins Day on this day in history.  

Nov 09   In the year 1938 vasily Blyukher, Soviet military commander (b.1889)  

Nov 10   On this day in history 8.3 earthquake shakes East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska  

Nov 11   German & Austrian Jewish suffer 1 billion Mark damage in nazi in the year 1938.  

Nov 12   In the year 1938 hermann Goering announces he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland  

Nov 13   In the year 1938 america's 1st saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, beatified  

Nov 14   Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die on this day in history.  

Nov 15   1st telecast of an unscheduled event (fire), W2XBT, NY on this day in history.  

Nov 15   George Glover, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies in the year 1938.  

Nov 16   K B Regiment refuses round-table conference in East-India on this day in history.  

Nov 17   Italy passes their own version of anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws in the year 1938.  

Nov 17   In the year 1938 italy passes their own version of the anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws  

Nov 18   On this day in history canadian author Margaret Atwood is born  

Nov 18   In the year 1938 trade union members elect John L. Lewis as the first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.  

Nov 20   1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin) in the year 1938.  

Nov 20   Documented anti-Semitic remarks are heard over US radio (by Father Coughlin) on this day in history.  

Nov 21   -24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands in the year 1938.  

Nov 21   In the year 1938 leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68  

Nov 21   On this day in history robert Drivas, [Choromokos], Chicago, actor (Our Private World)  

Nov 23   On this day in history august TC Kiehl, actor (Hope of Blessing), dies at 84  

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Jan 02   John Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders) was born in the year 1938.  

Jan 05   Juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- ) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Leo Avery, abbot of Quarr was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1938.