Historical Events In 1938

Jul 08   In the year 1938 would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout  

Jul 10   "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic on this day in history.  

Jul 12   In the year 1938 mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)  

Jul 13   In the year 1938 kroller-Muller museum opens in Holland  

Jul 14   In the year 1938 mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest  

Jul 14   Robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa in 1895-96 series), dies in the year 1938.  

Jul 15   Arthur Fagg completes 244 & 202 in the same cricket game for Kent on this day in history.  

Jul 16   21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa in the year 1938.  

Jul 17   Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Stan Bronstein, rocker in the year 1938.  

Jul 18   In the year 1938 douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif  

Jul 18   Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35 in the year 1938.  

Jul 19   In the year 1938 richard Jordan, NYC, actor (Dune, Old Boyfriends, Interiors)  

Jul 20   Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws on this day in history.  

Jul 20   The birth of Dianna Rigg, English actress in the year 1938.  

Jul 21   Anton Emil Kuerti, composer in the year 1938.  

Jul 21   Paul Hindemith & Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London on this day in history.  

Jul 22   In the year 1938 opening of Australian National War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France  

Jul 23   In the year 1938 bradman scores 103 in 178 mins on a Headingley sticky, 3rd Test  

Jul 23   C Jackson discovers asteroid #1468 Zomba in the year 1938.  

Jul 24   Instant coffee invented in the year 1938.  

Jul 25   Jewish artisans not allowed in Germany on this day in history.  

Jul 26   1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC on this day in history.  

Jul 28   In the year 1938 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead  

Jul 28   Alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru (1990- ) in the year 1938.  

Jul 28   In the year 1938 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1485 Isa  

Jul 29   In the year 1938 comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears  

Jul 29   Olympic National Park established on this day in history.  

Jul 30   C Jackson discovers asteroid #1467 Mashona in the year 1938.  

Jul 30   Gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece on this day in history.  

Jul 30   Vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988) on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history nY Yanks suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club"  

Jul 31   NY Yanks suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over the head with a club" on this day in history.  

Aug 02   In the year 1938 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1938 birth of hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author  

Jan 04   Louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of leo Avery, abbot of Quarr  

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 in the year 1938.  

Jan 10   Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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.