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Died on Thursday January 13, 1938
- Aaltje Kemper (82), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Helena Holkema (99), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Jacoba Israel (81), Rotterdam
- Anna Sibilla Augenbroe (69), Kerkrade
- Adriana Goedhart (59), Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Helena Holkema (99), Sneek
- Antonius Klerks (83), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonio Ferreira da Rosa (74), Brasil
- Adriaan van Niele, Sint-Michielsgestel, Nederland
- Antonie Jansen Holleboom (78), Raalte
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 13, 1938 at Delpher
Born on January 13
- 1937 » Guy Dodson, New Zealand-English biochemist and academic († 2012)
- 1938 » Anna Home, English screenwriter and producer
- 1938 » Cabu, French cartoonist († 2015)
- 1938 » Daevid Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2015)
- 1938 » Dave Edwards, American captain and politician († 2013)
- 1938 » Richard Anthony, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter († 2015)
- 1938 » Tord Grip, Swedish footballer and manager
- 1939 » Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1939 » Edgardo Cozarinsky, Argentinian author, screenwriter, and director
- 1939 » Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
Died on January 13
- 1923 » Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1842)
- 1924 » Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (b. 1834)
- 1929 » H. B. Higgins, Irish-Australian judge and politician, 3rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1851)
- 1929 » Wyatt Earp, American police officer (b. 1848)
- 1934 » Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)
- 1941 » James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1882)
- 1943 » Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)
- 1956 » Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1871)
- 1957 » A. E. Coppard English poet and short story writer (b. 1878)
- 1958 » Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1880)
Names that were popular for boys in 1938
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Franciscus
- Gerrit
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1938
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Geertruida
- Marie
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.
- February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
- May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
- June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
- July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
- July 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
- September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
The weather on Thursday January 13, 1938
The temperature on January 13, 1938 was between 2.6 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 17.2 mm of rain during 13.2 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI