1938: what happened around the world

In 1938, 144 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Munich agreement, Kristallnacht and First Vienna Award among the best known. 73 more were already under way, such as The Holocaust and Spanish Civil War. 128 things were founded or built that year, from Mauthausen concentration camp and Ravensbrück concentration camp.

144events began
73already under way
128founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges50

+10 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks50

+10 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires28

Disasters7

Expeditions6

Treaties, councils and politics3

Already under way in 193873

Came to an end in 19387

Founded or built in 1938128

+98 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1938

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 The Second World WarFrom the Marco Polo Bridge to Tokyo Bay, 1937–1945

Nearby years

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Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →