Discover what happened on 17 January 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
- Frank Abauzit (French philosopher)
- William Henry Pickering (American astronomer (1858–1938))
- Jakob Liiv (Estonian writer (1859-1938))
- Harukichi Yamaguchi (Japanese mob boss)
- Kirils Stucka (Russian military officer in Latvia)
- Mikhail Novosyolov
- Gunnar Bergman ((1881-1938))
- Shi Lüben
- Andrzej Kędzior (Polish politician (1851-1938))
- Q15063742
- Pyotr Doroshenko
- Charles Barès (French politician (1872-1938))
- John James (Church in Wales priest, Archdeacon of Llandaff, born 1938)
- Frank St. John Sidway (American lawyer)
- François Morel (French politician)
- Hristophor Rachvelishvili (Georgian philologist)
- Svein Sollid (Norwegian nordic combined skier (1868–1938))
- Roy Eccles
- Rozalija Taufferer
- Taber D. Bailey (American politician)