Page 8: Historical Events In 1938

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

Jul 10   In the year 1938 "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic   

Jul 12   On this day in history mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)   

Jul 13   On this day in history kroller-Muller museum opens in Holland   

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

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

Jul 15   In the year 1938 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 in the year 1938.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 28   In the year 1938 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   On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1485 Isa   

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

Jul 29   Olympic National Park established in the year 1938.   

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   In the year 1938 vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988)   

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   In the year 1938 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   In the year 1938 birth of ian Brady, British serial killer   

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 in the year 1938.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history death of johnny Gruelle, Creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy (b. 1880)   

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

Jan 12   Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1938 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   In the year 1938 death of hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903)   

Feb 06   On this day in history marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77