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   On this day in history mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)  

Jul 13   Kroller-Muller museum opens in Holland on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest in the year 1938.  

Jul 14   Robert Poore, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa in 1895-96 series), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 15   On this day in history arthur Fagg completes 244 & 202 in the same cricket game for Kent  

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

Jul 17   On this day in history douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland  

Jul 17   Stan Bronstein, rocker on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left NY for Calif on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 20   In the year 1938 finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws  

Jul 20   The birth of Dianna Rigg, English actress on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history anton Emil Kuerti, composer  

Jul 21   Paul Hindemith & Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London in the year 1938.  

Jul 22   On this day in history opening of Australian National War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France  

Jul 23   On this day in history bradman scores 103 in 178 mins on a Headingley sticky, 3rd Test  

Jul 23   On this day in history c Jackson discovers asteroid #1468 Zomba  

Jul 24   Instant coffee invented on this day in history.  

Jul 25   On this day in history jewish artisans not allowed in Germany  

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

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

Jul 28   Alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru (1990- ) on this day in history.  

Jul 28   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1485 Isa on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 30   Vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988) in the year 1938.  

Jul 31   In the year 1938 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   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 the head with a club"  

Aug 02   On this day in history 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)  

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Jan 02   In the year 1938 birth of john Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World)  

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   On this day in history birth of louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open)  

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92)  

Jan 05   In the year 1938 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   Leo Avery, abbot of Quarr was born in the year 1938.  

Jan 03   Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1938 death of johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880)  

Jan 10   Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68 in the year 1938.  

Jan 12   In the year 1938 death of gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)  

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.