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April 7, 1938Born on Friday April 8, 1938
- Jacqueline Fatum († 2006)
- Germain Jozef Maria Lanckriet, Maldegem († 2025)
- Gerrit Jan Kok († 1995)
- Enny IJsselmuiden, Tilburg († 2015)
- Irene Emmi Schiefer, Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany († 2012)
- Bernard Peek, Eindhoven († 2009)
- Geertruida Petronella EIMERS, Wageningen († 2005)
- Helen Todd ***, Greenville M, Kentucky († 1983)
- Joseph A Caniglia Ph.D., Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America († 2013)
- Gerard Koppe, Voorburg († 2002)
Died on Friday April 8, 1938
- Agnes Aleida Maria Lelivelt (43), Bemmel, Nederland
- Anna Adriana van Bergen (65), Malang
- Antje Roels Roelsma (92), Union County, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
- Boss, Groningen
- den Harder, Delft
- Anna Schipper (70), Loppersum
- Agnes Aleida Maria Lelivelt (43), Bemmel
- Aaltje Eisen (88), Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Nederland
- Aaltje Eilander (83), Epe, Nederland
- Anna Maria Wilhelmina Bont de (76), Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 8, 1938 at Delpher
- Zaans volksblad : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De Sumatra post
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
Born on April 8
- 1935 » Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician († 1974)
- 1937 » Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter († 2010)
- 1937 » Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
- 1937 » Tony Barton, English footballer, outside right and manager († 1993)
- 1938 » John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
- 1938 » Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations († 2018)
- 1938 » Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
- 1939 » John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic
- 1939 » Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator († 2004)
- 1940 » John Havlicek, American basketball player († 2019)
Died on April 8
- 1919 » Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)
- 1920 » Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
- 1931 » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)
- 1936 » Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
- 1941 » Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)
- 1942 » Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)
- 1947 » Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
- 1950 » Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
- 1959 » Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
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 11 » BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
- March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
- March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
- April 30 » The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny.
- October 1 » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
- November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
The weather on Friday April 8, 1938
The temperature on April 8, 1938 was between 3.7 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI