Page 12: Historical Events In 1938

Nov 09   Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner creates Sadie Hawkins Day   

Nov 09   Vasily Blyukher, Soviet military commander (b.1889).   

Nov 10   8.3 earthquake shakes East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska.   

Nov 11   German and Austrian Jewish suffer 1 billion Mark damage in nazi.   

Nov 12   Hermann Goering announces he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland.   

Nov 13   America's 1st saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, beatified   

Nov 14   Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die   

Nov 15   1st telecast of an unscheduled event (fire), W2XBT, NY.   

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

Nov 16   K B Regiment refuses round-table conference in East-India   

Nov 17   Italy passes their own version of anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws.   

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

Nov 18   Canadian author Margaret Atwood is born   

Nov 18   Trade union members elect John L. Lewis as the inaugural president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.   

Nov 20   1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin)   

Nov 20   Documented anti-Semitic remarks are heard over US radio (by Father Coughlin).   

Nov 21   -24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands.   

Nov 21   Leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68   

Nov 21   Robert Drivas, [Choromokos], Chicago, actor (Our Private World)   

Nov 23   August TC Kiehl, actor (Hope of Blessing), dies at 84   

Nov 23   Bob Hope and Shirley Ross recorded a song for the film, The Big Broadcast of 1938. Thanks for the Memory became Decca record number 2219. It also became Hope’s theme song.   

Nov 24   Clifford Odets' "Rocket to the Moon," premieres in NYC   

Nov 26   Henry Schultz, US farm commune, dies   

Nov 26   Tina Turner born.   

Nov 26   Tina Turner, American singer and actress is born   

Nov 28   4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (QB)   

Nov 29   Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Neth-Germany.   

Nov 30   Corneliu Codreanu, Romania fascist/putschist (Iron Guard), dies.   

Nov 30   Fascist coup in Romania, fails   

Dec 01   A fine of One Billion Marks is levied against German Jews for the destruction caused during Kristallnacht.   

Dec 01   School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah   

Dec 02   inaugural Harwich-England bound train with 200 German-Jewish orphaned children arrives from Holland. Eventually, 50000 German Jews find safety in Great Britain.   

Dec 03   AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric   

Dec 03   Jose Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor/composer (Star Wagon)   

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Jan 02   John considine: Actor (reginald love-another world)   

Jan 02   Ian brady: British serial killer   

Jan 02   Hans herbjørnsrud: Norwegian author   

Jan 04   Louis krebs graham: Nashville tn, pga golfer (1975 us open)   

Jan 05   Edwin elliason: Washington, us archer (olympic-92)   

Jan 05   Jim otto: Nfl center (oakland raiders)   

Jan 05   Juan carlos i: King of spain (1975- )   

Jan 05   Leo avery: Abbot of quarr   

Jan 03   Arthur boon: Flemish priest/philologist,    

Jan 08   Johnny gruelle: Creator of raggedy ann and andy (b. 1880)   

Jan 10   Willem de vreese: Flemish linguist,    

Jan 12   Gösta ekman (senior): Swedish actor (b. 1890)   

Jan 17   William h pickering: Astronomer (predicted pluto),   

Jan 28   Bernd rosemeyer: German race car driver,    

Feb 05   Hans litten: German jurist (b. 1903)   

Feb 06   Marianne v von werefkin: Russ/german/swiss house painter,