Page 7: Historical Events In 1938

Jun 16   Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns   

Jun 17   H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

Jun 17   Japan declares war on China.   

Jun 18   Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season.   

Jun 19   "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47.   

Jun 19   Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris.   

Jun 21   Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit   

Jun 22   Andrew Brown, film Producer.   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2 04 of inaugural round at Yankee Stadium   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of inaugural round at Yankee Stadium   

Jun 23   Civil Aeronautics Authority (US) established.   

Jun 23   Marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium.   

Jun 24   "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies.   

Jun 24   500 ton meteorite lands near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.   

Jun 25   "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1   

Jun 25   Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40. per hour   

Jun 26   Cin Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader.   

Jun 26   James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67.   

Jun 28   Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's   

Jun 29   Billy Storm, singer (Valiants-This is the Night).   

Jun 30   Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61.   

Jun 30   Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1.   

Jul 02   51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60)   

Jul 02   In this year, Helen Wills Moody (US) claims her 8th and final Wimbeldon singles   

Jul 03   President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield   

Jul 04   Otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56   

Jul 04   Suzanne Lenglen 6 time Wimbeldon champ, dies at 39 of anemia.   

Jul 05   Herb Caen's 1st column in SF Chronicle   

Jul 05   John McIlwraith, cricketer (Tests for Australia), dies.   

Jul 06   In this year, 6th All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 4-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati.   

Jul 06   The "Evian Conference and in France fails to provide a refuge for German Jews   

Jul 08   Would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout.   

Jul 10   "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic   

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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,