The temperature on April 16, 1938 was between 3.2 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
April 30 » The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny.
June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
October 1 » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
Day of death April 17, 1938
The temperature on April 17, 1938 was between -0.3 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
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