Historical figures in 1938

The atlas holds 17 people and 38 moments here, in 1938. The most recorded lives are Gabriela Mistral, Adolf Hitler and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.

Notable people

1. Gabriela Mistral

   in 1938

   8 moments here

   Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

2. Adolf Hitler

   in 1938

   5 moments here

   Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

3. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   in 1938

   5 moments here

   Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

4. Sigmund Freud

   in 1938

   5 moments here

   Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1938

   2 moments here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

6. George Orwell

   in 1938

   2 moments here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

7. John F. Kennedy

   in 1938

   1 moment here

   John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

8. Salvador Dalí

   in 1938

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…

9. Ernest Hemingway

   in 1938

   1 moment here

   American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

10. Pope John Paul II

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

11. Benito Mussolini

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

12. Frida Kahlo

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…

13. Agatha Christie

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

14. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

15. Kofi Annan

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

16. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

17. Golda Meir

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

Moments

1. 1938 Acquired Greenway as summer residence Agatha Christie
2. 1938 Guest of the Pan American Union in Washington Gabriela Mistral
3. 1938 Lecture tour in Peru Gabriela Mistral
4. 1938 Two-month stay in St. Augustine Gabriela Mistral
5. 1938 Visit to Cuba Gabriela Mistral
6. 1938 Visit to Jacksonville Gabriela Mistral
7. 1938 Visit to Mobile Gabriela Mistral
8. 1938 Visit to New Orleans Gabriela Mistral
9. 1938 Visit to Tallahassee Gabriela Mistral
10. 1938 Eighth Route Army branch office Ho Chi Minh
11. 1938 Falls seriously ill at Yalova Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
12. 1938 Move to Kraków for university Pope John Paul II
13. 1938 Meets Schuschnigg at Obersalzberg Adolf Hitler
14. 1938 Crosses into Austria at Braunau Adolf Hitler
15. 1938 Speaks on Vienna Heldenplatz Adolf Hitler
16. 1938 Treatment at Preston Hall Sanatorium George Orwell
17. 1938 Birth in Kumasi Kofi Annan
18. 1938 Arrives in Rome Adolf Hitler
19. 1938 Makes final visit to Adana Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
20. 1938 Makes final visit to Mersin Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
21. 1938 Stop at Alexandria Jawaharlal Nehru
22. 1938 Visits Erdek aboard Savarona Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
23. 1938 Arrives in Paris during exile journey Sigmund Freud
24. 1938 Leaves Vienna under Nazi rule Sigmund Freud
25. 1938 Reaches London and takes temporary refuge Sigmund Freud
26. 1938 Évian Conference observer Golda Meir
27. 1938 Worked at the London embassy John F. Kennedy
28. 1938 Meets Sigmund Freud Salvador Dalí
29. 1938 Dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge Franklin Delano Roosevelt
30. 1938 Meets Panama's president at Balboa Franklin Delano Roosevelt
31. 1938 Attends Munich Conference Adolf Hitler
32. 1938 Munich Conference Benito Mussolini
33. 1938 Recovery residence at Marrakesh George Orwell
34. 1938 Moves into Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
35. 1938 Undergoes his final operation in London Sigmund Freud
36. 1938 First solo exhibition in New York Frida Kahlo
37. 1938 Battle of the Ebro visit Ernest Hemingway
38. 1938 Dies at Dolmabahçe Palace Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

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