Historical Events In 1938

Jan 02   Book publisher Simon and Schuster founded in the year 1938.   

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

Jan 03   March of Dimes established to fight polio in the year 1938.   

Jan 03   The March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized in the year 1938.   

Jan 05   In the year 1938 king Juan Carlos of Spain   

Jan 05   On this day in history the birth of King Juan Carlos of Spain   

Jan 06   On this day in history bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx   

Jan 06   In the year 1938 bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx   

Jan 08   Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings) on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history bradman scores 107 for South Australia vs Queensland (1st innings)   

Jan 10   Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall in the year 1938.   

Jan 10   In the year 1938 eduard van Beinum becomes world's first conductor at Concert Hall   

Jan 10   In the year 1938 willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68   

Jan 11   Bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history frances Moulton elected first woman president of a US national bank   

Jan 13   In the year 1938 the Church of England accepts the theory of evolution.   

Jan 14   National Society for Legalization of Euthanasia forms (NY) in the year 1938.   

Jan 14   National Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY) on this day in history.   

Jan 16   1st jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall (Benny Goodman) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman   

Jan 17   William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1938 bradman scores 104* for South Australia v NSW at the SCG   

Jan 19   GM began mass production of diesel engines in the year 1938.   

Jan 19   In the year 1938 the Spanish Nationalist air force bombed Barcelona and Valencia, killing 700 civilians and wounding hundreds more.   

Jan 21   Dutch government starts obligatory unemployment insurance in the year 1938.   

Jan 21   On this day in history dutch govt starts obligatory unemployment insurance   

Jan 22   On this day in history "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, NH, premieres (NJ)   

Jan 22   Thornton Wilder's play, Our Town, debuts in Princeton, New Jersey in the year 1938.   

Jan 25   Ian Hay's "Bachelor Born," premieres in NYC in the year 1938.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1938 the birth of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands   

Feb 03   Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Feb 04   "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1938 adolf Hitler takes command of the German Army   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1938 birth of ian Brady, British serial killer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author   

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 in the year 1938.   

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 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   In the year 1938 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   On this day in history 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   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