1938
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century–20th century–21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s1910s1920s–1930s–1940s1950s1960s |
| Years: | 193519361937–1938–193919401941 |
1938(MCMXXXVIII) was acommon year starting on Saturdayin theGregorian calendar,the 938th year of the2nd millennium,the 38th year of the20th century,and the 9th year of the1930sdecade
Events
[change|change source]- January 3– TheMarch of Dimesis established byFranklin Delano Roosevelt.
- January 11–Frances Moultonis the first woman to become president of a US national bank.
- January 20– Wedding of KingFarouk I of Egyptand QueenFarida ZulficarinCairo
- January 28– The firstski towin America begins operation inVermont.
- January 31– Crown princessBeatrixis born inNetherlands
- February 4–Thornton Wilder's playOur Townopens (New York City).
- February 10–Carol II of Romaniatakes dictatorial powers
- February 12–World War II:Germantroops enterAustria
- February 24– Anylonbristletoothbrushbecomes the first commercial product to be made with nylon yarn.
- March 3–Oilis discovered inSaudi Arabia.
- March 12–Anschluss:Germantroops occupyAustria;annexationdeclared the following day.
- March 15–Soviet Unionannounces officially thatNikholai Bukharinhas been executed
- March 18–Mexiconationalizes all foreign-ownedoilproperties within its borders.
- April 12–Edouard Daladierbecomes president of France
- April 28– The towns ofDana,Enfield,Greenwich,andPrescottinMassachusettsare disincorporated to make way for theQuabbin Reservoir.
- May 5–VaticanrecognizesFranco's government inSpain
- June 1–Action Comicsissues the firstSupermancomic.
- June 11– Fire destroys 212 buildings inLudes,Latvia
- June 23– TheCivil Aeronautics Actis signed into law, forming theCivil Aeronautics Authorityin theUnited States.
- June 23–Marinelandopens nearSt. Augustine, Florida.
- June 25– DrDouglas Hydeis elected the firstPresident of Ireland.
- June 28– A 450-tonnemeteoritestruck the earth in an empty field nearChicora, Pennsylvania
- November 9-10:Kristallnachthappens inNazi Germany.The Nazisdeportabout 30,000Jewstoconcentration camps,and destroy over 1,500synagogues.
Births
[change|change source]January
[change|change source]
- January 1-Frank Langella,American actor
- January 5-Juan Carlos I of Spain
- January 31-Beatrix of the Netherlands
February
[change|change source]March
[change|change source]April
[change|change source]- April 26–Duane Eddy,American guitarist
May
[change|change source]- May 22-Richard Benjamin,American actor and director
- May 31-John Prescott,British politician
June
[change|change source]July
[change|change source]
- July 13-David Mitton,English model-maker (d.2008)
- July 20–Natalie Wood,American actress (d.1981)
- August 21–Kenny Rogers,American singer (d.2020)
August
[change|change source]- August 29–Elliott Gould,American actor
September
[change|change source]October
[change|change source]- October 23–H. John Heinz III,American Senator (d.1991)
- October 29-Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf,President of Liberia
November
[change|change source]- November 14–John Gebbia Sr.,American businessman
- November 17–Gordon Lightfoot,Canadian singer
- November 19-Hank Medress,American singer (The Tokens) (d.2007)
December
[change|change source]- December 29-Jon Voight,American actor
Deaths
[change|change source]- January 20–Émile Cohl,French caricaturist and animator (b.1857)
- January 21–Georges Méliès,French movie director (b.1861)
- January 28–Bernd Rosemeyer,German racing driver (b.1909)
- February 2–Frederick William Vanderbilt,American railway magnate (b.1856)
- February 7–Harvey Firestone,American manufacturer (b.1868)
- February 18–David King Udall,American politician (b.1851)
- February 19–Edmund Landau,German mathematician (b.1877)
- March 1–Gabriele D'Annunzio,Italian writer, war hero, and politician (b.1863)
- March 2–Ben Harney,American composer and pianist (b.1871)
- March 13–Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin,Soviet politician (b.1888)
- March 13–Clarence Darrow,American attorney (b.1857)
- March 21-Oscar Apfel,American actor, director, screenwriter, producer (b.1878)
- April 8–Joe "King" Oliver,American musician (b.1885)
- April 12–Feodor Chaliapin,Russian bass (b.1873)
- April 16–Steve Bloomer,English footballer (b.1874)
- April 21–Muhammad Iqbal,Pakistani philosopher and poet (b.1877)
- April 26–Edmund Husserl,Austrian philosopher (b.1859)
- May 4–Carl von Ossietzky,German pacifist, recipient of theNobel Peace Prize(b.1889)
- May 9–Thomas B. Thrige,Danish industrialist (b.1866)
- May 13–Charles Edouard Guillaume,French physicist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b.1861)
- May 26–John Jacob Abel,American pharmacologist (b.1857)
- August 1–Edmund Charles Tarbell,American artist (b.1862)
- 18 July-Marie of Romania Queen of Romania wife of King Ferdinand I of Romania
- August 7–Konstantin Stanislavski,Russian actor (b.1863)
- August 14–Hugh Trumble,Australian Test Cricketer (b.1876)
- August 16–Robert Johnson,American musician (b.1911)
- September 17–Bruno Jasieński,Polish poet (b.1901)
- October 22–May Irwin,Canadian actress and singer (b.1862)
- October 24–Ernst Barlach,German sculptor and poet (b.1870)
- October 27–Lascelles Abercrombie,English poet and critic (b.1881)
- October 31-Robert Woolsey,American actor and Comedian in a Double Act with Bert Wheeler (b.1888).
- November 9–Vasily Blyukher,Soviet military commander (b.1889)
- November 10–Kemal Atatürk,President of Turkey(b.1881)
- November 30–Corneliu Zelea Codreanu,Romanian fascist, leader of theIron Guard(executed along other Guard activists) (b.1899)
- December 11–Christian Lous Lange,Norwegian pacifist, recipient of theNobel Peace Prize(b.1869)
- December 25–Karel Čapek,Czech writer (b.1890)
- December 28–Florence Lawrence,Canadian actress (b.1886)