Historical Events In 1938

Jun 15   In the year 1938 1st night game at Bkln Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter   

Jun 15   Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58 in the year 1938.   

Jun 16   Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1938 h V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies   

Jun 17   In the year 1938 japan declares war on China   

Jun 18   Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season in the year 1938.   

Jun 19   In the year 1938 "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47   

Jun 19   In the year 1938 italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris   

Jun 21   Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit in the year 1938.   

Jun 22   On this day in history andrew Brown, film Producer   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2 04 of first round at Yankee Stadium in the year 1938.   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of first round at Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Civil Aeronautics Authority (US) established in the year 1938.   

Jun 23   On this day in history marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium   

Jun 24   "Digger" Robertson, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies in the year 1938.   

Jun 24   On this day in history 500 ton meteorite lands near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania   

Jun 25   On this day in history "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1   

Jun 25   On this day in history federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40. per hour   

Jun 26   Cin Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader in the year 1938.   

Jun 26   James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67 on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's in the year 1938.   

Jun 29   Billy Storm, singer (Valiants-This is the Night) in the year 1938.   

Jun 30   Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61 in the year 1938.   

Jun 30   In the year 1938 superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1   

Jul 02   51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60) in the year 1938.   

Jul 02   Helen Wills Moody (US) wins her 8th & final Wimbeldon singles in the year 1938.   

Jul 03   President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield in the year 1938.   

Jul 04   Otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56 in the year 1938.   

Jul 04   Suzanne Lenglen 6 time Wimbeldon champ, dies at 39 of anemia on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Herb Caen's 1st column in SF Chronicle in the year 1938.   

Jul 05   John McIlwraith, cricketer (Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 06   6th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history the "Evian Conference& in France fails to provide a refuge for German Jews.   

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

Jan 05   Juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- ) was born in the year 1938.   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 birth of leo Avery, abbot of Quarr   

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

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

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   William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 in the year 1938.   

Jan 28   On this day in history bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28   

Feb 05   On this day in history death of hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903)   

Feb 06   Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.