What Happened In October 1938 In History

Historical Events for October, 1938

• 1st » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
• 10th » The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany.
• 25th » The Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis Beckman known as Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing (genre) e.g swing music as "a degenerated musical system… turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path
• 31st » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1938

• 1st » Mary McFadden, American fashion designer
• 2nd » Nick Gravenites, American singer–songwriter and guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• 2nd » Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1983)
• 2nd » Rex Reed, American actor and critic
• 3rd » Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1960)
• 3rd » David Hart Dyke, English Royal Navy officer
• 3rd » Jack Hodgins, Canadian author
• 3rd » Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
• 3rd » Dave Obey, American politician
• 4th » Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate
• 4th » Norman D. Wilson (actor) e.g Norman D. Wilson, American actor (d. 2004)
• 5th » Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
• 6th » Serge Nubret, Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (d. 2011)
• 7th » Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer, actor, and poet (d. 1992)
• 8th » William Corlett, English author and playwright (d. 2005)
• 8th » Walter Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey coach and author
• 8th » Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player
• 8th » Bronislovas Lubys, Lithuanian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania (d. 2011)
• 9th » Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician, 11th President of Austria
• 10th » Gloria Coates, American-German composer
• 10th » Daidō Moriyama, Japanese photographer
• 10th » Lily Tuck, American author
• 12th » Bob Miller (sports announcer) called Bob Miller, American sportscaster
• 12th » Larry Scott (bodybuilder) or Larry Scott, American bodybuilder (d. 2014)
• 13th » Hugo Young, English journalist (d. 2003)
• 14th » John Dean, American lawyer and author, 13th White House Counsel
• 14th » Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2008)
• 14th » Farah Pahlavi, Iranian wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• 15th » Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1993)
• 15th » Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (d. 1997)
• 15th » Robert Ward (blues musician) or Robert Ward, American guitarist and songwriter (Ohio Players) (d. 2008)
• 16th » Nico, German singer-songwriter, model, and actress (d. 1988)
• 16th » Carl Gunter, Jr., American politician (d. 1999)
• 17th » Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (d. 2007)
• 17th » Les Murray (poet) or Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic
• 18th » Dawn Wells, American model and actress, Miss Nevada e.g Miss Nevada 1959
• 20th » Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 20th » Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer (d. 2006)
• 21st » Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)
• 22nd » K. Indrapala, Sri Lankan historian and academic
• 22nd » Derek Jacobi, English actor and director
• 22nd » Christopher Lloyd, American actor
• 22nd » Timos Perlegas, Greek actor (d. 1993)
• 23rd » Alan Gilzean, Scottish footballer
• 24th » Odean Pope, American saxophonist (Catalyst (band) known as Catalyst)
• 24th » Stephen Resnick, American economist (d. 2013)
• 28th » Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded 'The Daily Observer'
• 28th » Dave Budd, American basketball player
• 28th » Gary Cowan, Canadian golfer
• 28th » David Dimbleby, English journalist
• 28th » Bernadette Lafont, French actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 28th » Anne Perry, English author
• 29th » Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 29th » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian politician, 24th President of Liberia

Famous Deaths for October 1938

• 2nd » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th List of Prime Ministers of Romania named Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
• 5th » Mary Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun, mystic, and saint (b. 1905)
• 13th » E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created 'Popeye' (b. 1894)
• 17th » Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)
• 21st » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
• 23rd » Jean-Guy Gautier, French rugby player (b. 1875)
• 24th » Ernst Barlach, German sculptor (b. 1870)
• 25th » Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet (b. 1892)

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