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Born on Tuesday October 4, 1938
- Hendrik van de Scheur, Veenendaal († 1944)
- Anna Maria Klaassen, Meppel,Gemeente Meppel,Drenthe,Netherlands († 2005)
- Ad Tel, Heemstede († 2017)
- Jan van der Sleen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2004)
- Adrianus Cornelis Vlamings, Breda (NB-NLD) († 1986)
- Augustinus Maria Franciscus Jansen, Baarle-Nassau († 1977)
- Ina van der Ende († 2021)
- Everardus (evert) de Boer, Volendam, Nederland († 1998)
- Jan van der Sleen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2004)
- Cornelia Kreukniet, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1939)
Died on Tuesday October 4, 1938
- Anna Laanen (22), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
- Christiaan Vos (78), Beilen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Christina Hendrika Vogel (50), Arnhem, Nederland
- Adriana van Leeuwen (93), Voorhout
- Allen Edward** STOUT (77), Millard, Utah, États-Unis
- Christiaan van den Bos (48), Rotterdam
- Alberta Johanna Roeterdink (84), Holten, Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Nederland
- Berendina Vruggink (55), Rijssen
- Andries Schuiteman (14)
- Bernardus Gerardus Jacobus Konings (0), Rucphen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 4, 1938 at Delpher
Born on October 4
- 1936 » Charlie Hurley, Irish footballer and manager
- 1936 » Giles Radice, Baron Radice, English politician
- 1937 » David Crocker, American philosopher and academic
- 1937 » Gail Gilmore, Canadian-American actress and dancer († 2014)
- 1937 » Jackie Collins, English-American author and actress († 2015)
- 1937 » Jim Sillars, Scottish lawyer and politician
- 1937 » Lloyd Green, American steel guitar player
- 1938 » Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1938 » Norman D. Wilson, American actor († 2004)
- 1939 » Ivan Mauger, New Zealand speedway rider († 2018)
Died on October 4
- 1935 » Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (b. 1849)
- 1935 » Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano, actress, and director (b. 1874)
- 1943 » Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (b. 1906)
- 1944 » Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (b. 1873)
- 1946 » Barney Oldfield, American race car driver and actor (b. 1878)
- 1947 » Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
- 1951 » Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (b. 1920)
- 1955 » Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
- 1958 » Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (b. 1884)
- 1961 » Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (b. 1880)
Names that were popular for boys in 1938
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Robert
- Antonius
- Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1938
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Grietje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1938
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- July 17 » Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
- July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
- July 31 » Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
- September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
- September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
- December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
Weather October 4, 1938
The temperature on October 4, 1938 was between 9.6 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 12.0 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.