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Born on Sunday January 2, 1938
- Gladys Mae Bleyenburg, Edgerton, Pipestone, Minnesota, United States († 1938)
- Gerardus van der Helm († 1997)
- Franciscus Christianus Schuurbiers, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
- Barbara Streit, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1968)
- Cornelis Andreas Marie Bruijs, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1998)
- Huig van Beelen, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
- Albertus Johannes Schoonderwaldt († 2004)
- Agnès Marie Pierre Marthe Joseph DELVILLE, Bukavu (Congo Belge) († 2021)
- Eleonore Hardt, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany († 2012)
- Albert van URK, Urk, Flevoland, Nederland († 2014)
Died on Sunday January 2, 1938
- ARIJ VAN BERKEL (73), VLAARDINGEN
- Aaldert Etten (67), Beilen
- Aaltje de Groot (45), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
- Aaldrik Warners (81), Groningen
- Albert Sommers Christopherson (60), Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, Verenigde Staten
- Alberdina Stoter (75), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Albert Grit (75), Assen
- Arie Slikkerveer (87), Rotterdam
- Aaldrik Warners (81), Kalkwijk (nu: Hoogezand-Sappemeer), Groningen, Nederland
- Alice Elliza Baggs (60), Poole, Dorset, England
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1938 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1934 » John Hollowbread, English footballer, goalkeeper († 2007)
- 1936 » Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor († 1992)
- 1938 » David Bailey, English photographer and painter
- 1938 » Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer
- 1938 » Robert Smithson, American sculptor and photographer († 1973)
- 1940 » Jim Bakker, American televangelist
- 1940 » Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2015)
- 1942 » Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- 1942 » Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat
- 1943 » Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer († 2004)
Died on January 2
- 1917 » Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877)
- 1920 » Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
- 1924 » Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
- 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
- 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
- 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
- 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
- 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
- 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
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.
- March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
- March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
- July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
- July 31 » Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).
- October 30 » Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.
- November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
Weather January 2, 1938
The temperature on January 2, 1938 was between -4.7 °C and -1.0 °C and averaged -2.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.