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 in the year 1938.  

Jul 12   Mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969) on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Kroller-Muller museum opens in Holland in the year 1938.  

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

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

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

Jul 16   21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jul 19   Richard Jordan, NYC, actor (Dune, Old Boyfriends, Interiors) in the year 1938.  

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   In the year 1938 anton Emil Kuerti, composer  

Jul 21   In the year 1938 paul Hindemith & Leonide Massines ballet premieres in London  

Jul 22   Opening of Australian National War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France in the year 1938.  

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

Jul 23   In the year 1938 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- ) in the year 1938.  

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

Jul 29   Comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of leo Avery, abbot of Quarr  

Jan 03   On this day in history arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54  

Jan 08   Johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1938 willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79  

Jan 28   In the year 1938 bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28  

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.