Discover what happened on 8 May 1938 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- William J. Stratton (American politician (1886–1938))
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- Ezra Altshuler
- E. Gildemeister
- Stanley Brotherhood (Peerage person ID=79483; (1876-1938))
- Fred Chapman (English rugby union player)
- Edith Mildred Cordelia Haworth-Booth ((1855-1938))
- Everard Philippe Louise Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg Stirum ((1868-1938))
- Franz Nothhaft
- Adolf Steinhäuser (judge)
- James Knox (Scottish ceremonial officer)
- Frances Percy Hassall
- Léon Tonnelier
- Aleksander Ringman (Polish engineer)
- William Buck Stratton (American Architect)
- Baba Jawala Singh (Indian politician (1866–1938))
- Alexei Konstantinowitsch Stoljarow
- Enrique Pouey (Uruguayan writer)
- Veličan Bešter (Slovene photographer)
- William Buck Stratton (American Architect)
- Baba Jawala Singh (Indian politician (1866–1938))
- Genja Jonas (German photographer (1895-1938))
- Samuel Maykapar (Russian composer (1867-1938))
- Paul Ostertag (Swiss mechanical engineer (1864-1938))
- Jacob Hendrik Slicher (Dutch politician (1863-1938))
- Alexander Zahlbruckner (Austrian botanist and lichenologist (1860–1938))
- Jean Balde (French writer (1885-1938))
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- Frans Myyryläinen (Finnish journalist (1881-1938))
- George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech (British politician (1855-1938))
- Higinio Carrocera (Spanish writer, historian and politician (1908-1938))
- Josef Mojžíšek (Czech educator and collector of regional songs (1862-1938))
- Etienne Decrept (Basque writer (1868-1938))
- Ivan Vesenjak (politician (1880-1938))
- Jukka Toivola
- William Buck Stratton (American Architect)
- William J. Stratton (American politician (1886–1938))
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- Ezra Altshuler
- Alexei Konstantinowitsch Stoljarow
- Enrique Pouey (Uruguayan writer)
- Veličan Bešter (Slovene photographer)
- E. Gildemeister
- Stanley Brotherhood (Peerage person ID=79483; (1876-1938))
- Fred Chapman (English rugby union player)
- Edith Mildred Cordelia Haworth-Booth ((1855-1938))
- Everard Philippe Louise Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg Stirum ((1868-1938))
- Franz Nothhaft
- Adolf Steinhäuser (judge)
- James Knox (Scottish ceremonial officer)
- Frances Percy Hassall
- Léon Tonnelier
- Aleksander Ringman (Polish engineer)