Discover what happened on 9 August 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
- Paula Conrad (Austrian-born German actress)
- Arthur Golke (German politician (1886-1938))
- Domènec Sugrañes i Gras (Spanish architect (1878–1938))
- Heinrich Burchartz (German engineer (1864–1938))
- Aleksandras Bobinskis
- Q15099449 (Greek politician)
- Edward Johnson Phelps (American writer)
- Joseph Leckie (British politician (1866–1938))
- José Alfonso Belloso y Sánchez (Salvadoran priest; archbishop of San Salvador)
- Antonín Dostálek (Czech composer and pianist (1882-1938))
- Sir Walter Strickland, 9th Baronet (English translator and radical (1851-1938))
- William Wallace Conner (American politician)
- Alexey Terentyevich Stelmakhovich
- Robert Stollé (German chemist)
- Frank Moss (English rugby union footballer)
- August Alho
- Q60826521 (scientist)
- Francis Noel Dillon ((1878-1938))
- Paul Buhl
- Emil Kolář (Czechoslovak composer)
- Ida Marie Suhr (wealthy Danish philanthropist and estate owner)
- Maria von Franckenstein (German noblewoman)
- Michael Kowarski (born 1909-02-11 in Berlin [DE]; died 1938-08-09 in Butowo b. Moskau [RU])
- Marian Jachimowski
- Sándor Gánóczy
- Angelo Fongoli (Italian priest (1871-1938))
- Aleksei Küng
- F. Ed. Hrabe
- Robert Harper (German teacher)
- Leo Frobenius (German ethnologist and archaeologist (1873–1938))
- Julie Kern
- Sándor Gánóczy
- Angelo Fongoli (Italian priest (1871-1938))
- Aleksei Küng
- F. Ed. Hrabe
- Robert Harper (German teacher)
- Leo Frobenius (German ethnologist and archaeologist (1873–1938))