Historical Events In 1938

Jul 08   Would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout in the year 1938.  

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

Jul 14   Mussolini publishes anti-Jewish/African manifest on this day in history.  

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

Jul 15   Arthur Fagg completes 244 & 202 in the same cricket game for Kent in the year 1938.  

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   On this day in history stan Bronstein, rocker  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 20   On this day in history finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws  

Jul 20   On this day in history the birth of Dianna Rigg, English actress  

Jul 21   Anton Emil Kuerti, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jul 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1938 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1468 Zomba  

Jul 24   Instant coffee invented in the year 1938.  

Jul 25   Jewish artisans not allowed in Germany in the year 1938.  

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

Jul 28   On this day in history 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead  

Jul 28   In the year 1938 alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru (1990- )  

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

Jul 29   On this day in history comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears  

Jul 29   On this day in history olympic National Park established  

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

Jul 30   Gen Metaxas names himself premier of Greece in the year 1938.  

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

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   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   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 in the year 1938.  

Jan 02   Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1938 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   Jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890) died in the year 1938.  

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

Jan 28   Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06   Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 in the year 1938.