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What Happened In August 1938 In History

Historical Events for August, 1938

  • 7th » The Holocaust: The building of Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp called Mauthausen concentration camp begins.
  • 18th » The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by President of the United States called U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • 20th » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
  • 23rd » England English cricketer Len Hutton sets a world record for the List of Test cricket records Innings or series highest individual Test innings of 364, during a Test cricket Test match against Australia national cricket team Australia.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1938

  • 2nd » Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
  • 2nd » Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian politician
  • 2nd » Paul Jenkins (actor) e.g Paul Jenkins, American actor (d. 2013)
  • 2nd » Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)
  • 3rd » Terry Wogan, Irish-English radio and television host
  • 4th » Ellen Schrecker, American historian and educator
  • 6th » Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
  • 6th » Peter Bonerz, American actor and director
  • 8th » Jack Baldwin (chemist) called Jack Baldwin, English chemist and academic
  • 8th » Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer and educator (d. 2010)
  • 8th » Connie Stevens, American actress, singer, director, and producer
  • 9th » Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician, 2nd President of Ukraine
  • 9th » Rod Laver, Australian tennis player
  • 9th » Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager
  • 10th » Tony Ross, English author and illustrator
  • 13th » Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pianist
  • 15th » Stephen Breyer, American judge
  • 15th » Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist (d. 2014)
  • 15th » Maxine Waters, American educator and politician
  • 15th » Janusz Zajdel, Polish author
  • 17th » Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian cleric
  • 17th » Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
  • 19th » Joe Frank, American radio host
  • 19th » Diana Muldaur, American actress
  • 20th » Peter Day (chemist) or Peter Day, English chemist and academic
  • 20th » Nigel Dodds, Irish lawyer and politician
  • 20th » Alain Vivien, French politician
  • 21st » Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition (band) or The First Edition)
  • 22nd » Jean Berkey, American politician (d. 2013)
  • 22nd » Paul Maguire, American football player and sportscaster
  • 23rd » Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (d. 2014)
  • 23rd » Roger Greenaway, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Kestrels, Brotherhood of Man, and The Pipkins)
  • 24th » Halldór Blöndal, Icelandic politician
  • 24th » David Freiberg, American singer and bass player (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, and Jefferson Starship)
  • 24th » Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
  • 25th » David Canary, American actor
  • 25th » Frederick Forsyth, English author
  • 26th » Jet Black, English drummer (The Stranglers)
  • 28th » Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic
  • 28th » Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada
  • 29th » Elliott Gould, American actor and producer
  • 29th » Angela Huth, English journalist and author
  • 29th » Christian Müller (footballer, born 1938) or Christian Müller, German footballer and manager
  • 29th » Robert Rubin, American politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
  • 31st » Martin Bell, English journalist and politician

Famous Deaths for August 1938

  • 1st » John Aasen, American actor (b. 1890)
  • 1st » Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter (b. 1862)
  • 4th » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
  • 7th » Constantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (b. 1863)
  • 14th » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer (b. 1876)
  • 16th » Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest and politician (b. 1864)
  • 16th » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)
  • 25th » Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author (b. 1870)
  • 25th » Johannes van Dijk, Dutch rower (b. 1868)

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