Page 12: Historical Events In 1938

Nov 02   Babe Ruth applies for job of St Louis Browns' manager.   

Nov 05   Chris Robinson, Fla, actor (Stanley, General Hospital, Another World).   

Nov 05   Ottawa Roughriders score on 5-man, 4-lateral, 65-yard punt return   

Nov 06   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.   

Nov 06   P J Proby, [James Marcus Smith], Houston Texas, American rocker   

Nov 07   Dee Clark, Arkansas, singer (Hambone, Nobody But You)   

Nov 07   Earnest von Rath, German antifascist/diplomat, murdered.   

Nov 08   1st black woman legislator, Crystal Bird Fauset of Phila   

Nov 09   "Kristallnacht" Anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria. 300000 are arrested, 191 synagogues are destroyed, 7500 shops are looted.   

Nov 09   "Kristallnacht": Anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria. 300000 are arrested, 191 synagogues are destroyed, 7500 shops are looted.   

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   

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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,