What Happened on December 10, 1938

Day of the Week: Saturday

Historical Events

  • CFL Grey Cup: In repeat of last year, Toronto Argonauts defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 30-7 to retain Championship

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Italian scientist Enrico Fermi receives the Nobel Prize for Physics (work on reduced radioactivity)

Father of the Atomic Bomb Enrico Fermi
Father of the Atomic Bomb
Enrico Fermi
  • Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Zen teacher, Rinzai line, enters Zen priesthood

Famous Birthdays

  • Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor (Kirov), born in Nalchik, Russia

Famous Deaths

  • Mario Pilati, composer, dies at 35