Page 8: Historical Events In 1938

Jul 08   Would be start of Eng/Aust Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   Mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969) in the year 1938.   

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

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 in the year 1938.   

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   In the year 1938 douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland   

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   In the year 1938 vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35   

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   On this day in history 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   Bradman scores 103 in 178 mins on a Headingley sticky, 3rd Test in the year 1938.   

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

Jul 24   In the year 1938 instant coffee invented   

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

Jul 26   1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC in the year 1938.   

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   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 in the year 1938.   

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1938 birth of ian Brady, British serial killer   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1938.   

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   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   In the year 1938 william H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79   

Jan 28   Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28 in the year 1938.   

Feb 05   On this day in history 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