What Happened on April 10, 1938

Historical Events

  • Austria becomes a state of Germany
  • NY makes syphilis test mandatory in order to get a marriage license

Appointment of Interest

Second government of Blum replaced by Édouard Daladier's government in France

1938 History

Famous Birthdays

  • Don Meredith, NFL quarterback (Cowboys)/Mon Night Football, born in Mount Vernon, Texas
Born in 1938

Famous Weddings

Sammy Baugh

NFL quarterback Sammy Baugh (24) weds his college sweetheart Edmonia Smith in Sweetwater, Texas

Famous Deaths

  • Joseph "King" Oliver, American jazz cornet player, composer, bandleader, and mentor to Louis Armstrong, dies of arteriosclerosis at 56 [1]
  • Nana Annor Adjaye, Pan-Africanist, dies in W Nzima Ghana

About April 10, 1938

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 85 years, 5 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aries