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   "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic on this day in history.   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1938 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   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 in the year 1938.   

Jul 17   Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves NY for LA, wound up in Ireland in the year 1938.   

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

Jul 19   Richard Jordan, NYC, actor (Dune, Old Boyfriends, Interiors) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws in the year 1938.   

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

Jul 21   Anton Emil Kuerti, composer in the year 1938.   

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

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   In the year 1938 instant coffee invented   

Jul 25   In the year 1938 jewish artisans not allowed in Germany   

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

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

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   On this day in history olympic National Park established   

Jul 30   In the year 1938 c Jackson discovers asteroid #1467 Mashona   

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" 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 the head with a club" on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 02   John Considine, actor (Reginald Love-Another World) was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ian Brady, British serial killer   

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   Edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- )   

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

Jan 03   Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 in the year 1938.   

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

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

Feb 06   In the year 1938 marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77