What Happened In September 1938 In History

Historical Events for September, 1938

• 5th » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are assassinated in the Seguro Obrero massacre.
• 12th » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
• 21st » The 1938 New England hurricane named Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
• 23rd » Mobilization of the Czechoslovakia named Czechoslovak army in response to the Munich Agreement e.g Munich Crisis.
• 27th » Ocean liner 'RMS Queen Elizabeth or Queen Elizabeth' launched in Glasgow.
• 29th » Munich Agreement: Germany is given permission from France, Italy, and Great Britain to seize the territory of Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. The meeting takes place in Munich, and leaders from neither the Soviet Union nor Czechoslovakia attend.
• 30th » At 2:00 am, United Kingdom known as Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
• 30th » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".

Famous Birthdays on September in 1938

• 1st » Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer and author
• 1st » Per Kirkeby, Danish painter, sculptor, and poet
• 2nd » Leonard Appleyard, English diplomat, List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China known as British Ambassador to China
• 2nd » Mary Jo Catlett, American actress and singer
• 2nd » Clarence Felder, American actor
• 2nd » Giuliano Gemma, Italian actor (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Sarah Bradford, English historian and author
• 3rd » Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright
• 3rd » Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (d. 2014)
• 3rd » Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
• 5th » John Ferguson, Sr., Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2007)
• 5th » Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, English politician
• 6th » Joan Tower, American pianist, composer, and conductor
• 8th » Kenichi Horie, Japanese sailor
• 8th » Adrian Cronauer, American sergeant and radio host
• 8th » Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician
• 9th » John Davis (academic) known as John Davis, English anthropologist and academic
• 9th » Jay Ward (baseball) called Jay Ward, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2012)
• 10th » David Hamilton (broadcaster) e.g David Hamilton, English radio and television host
• 11th » David Higgins (composer) or David Higgins, English composer and conductor (d. 2006)
• 12th » Dick Hess, American politician (d. 2013)
• 12th » Claude Ruel, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 12th » Tatiana Troyanos, American soprano and actress (d. 1993)
• 13th » Judith Martin, American journalist and author
• 13th » John Smith (Labour Party leader) e.g John Smith, Scottish politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)
• 14th » Franco Califano, Libyan-Italian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013)
• 14th » Nicol Williamson, Scottish-Dutch actor (d. 2011)
• 15th » Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach
• 17th » Paul Benedict, American actor (d. 2008)
• 17th » Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer
• 17th » Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach
• 18th » Billy Robinson, English-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2014)
• 20th » Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (Stuff (band) known as Stuff) (d. 1994)
• 20th » Jane Manning, English soprano
• 21st » Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach
• 22nd » Gene Mingo, American football player
• 23rd » Tom Lester, American actor and producer
• 23rd » Romy Schneider, Austrian-French actress and singer (d. 1982)
• 24th » Steve Douglas (saxophonist) or Steve Douglas, American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (The Wrecking Crew (music) named The Wrecking Crew) (d. 1993)
• 25th » Ron Hill, English runner
• 25th » Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (d. 2010)
• 25th » Enn Tarto, Estonian politician
• 26th » Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator
• 26th » Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)
• 27th » Jean-Loup Dabadie, French journalist, songwriter, and screenwriter
• 28th » Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Drifters)
• 29th » Dave Harper (footballer) called Dave Harper, English footballer (d. 2013)
• 29th » Wim Kok, Dutch union leader and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 30th » Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and educator (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths for September 1938

• 6th » John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1907)
• 10th » Charles Cruft (showman) e.g Charles Cruft, English businessman, founded Crufts (b. 1852)
• 15th » Thomas Wolfe, American author (b. 1900)
• 17th » Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet (b. 1901)
• 19th » Pauline Frederick, American actress (b. 1883)
• 21st » Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (b. 1874)
• 24th » Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
• 28th » Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (b. 1861)

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