What Happened on June 30, 1938

Historical Events

  • Final game at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Philadelphia 14-1
  • Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1

Famous Birthdays

  • Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek folk singer (first Greek artist to record or re-record the authentic, "prohibited" rebetika songs in the early 1970s with their original lyrics), born in Drama, Greece (d. 1999)
  • Billy Mills, American 10k (Olympic gold 1964), born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
  • Chris Hinze, Dutch flutist (Vivat Vivaldi), born in Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
  • Mike Hellawell, English soccer outside right (2 caps; Birmingham City 178 games), born in Keighley, England (d. 2023)
  • Mirko Novosel, Croatian Basketball HOF coach (EuroLeague C'ship 1985, 1986; European Coach of the Year 1985 Cibona Zagreb; 7 × Yugoslav Cup), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2023)
Born in 1938

Famous Deaths

  • Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), dies at 61
1938 Highlights

About June 30, 1938

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 85 years, 8 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No

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