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The following events occurred in October 1938:

October 1, 1938 (Saturday)

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October 2, 1938 (Sunday)

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October 3, 1938 (Monday)

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  • Nazi Germany issued the Decree on the Confiscation of Jewish Property, regulating the transfer of assets from Jews to non-Jews in the country.[4]
  • Duff Cooper made a speech to the House of Commons explaining his reason for resigning as First Lord of the Admiralty. Cooper opposed Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy and said that Britain should have fought "in order that one great Power should not be allowed, in disregard of treaty obligations, of the laws of nations and the decrees of morality to dominate by brutal force the Continent of Europe. For that principle we fought against Napoleon Buonaparte, and against Louis XIV of France and Philip II of Spain. For that principle we must ever be prepared to fight, for on the day when we are not prepared to fight for it we forfeit our Empire, our liberties and our independence."[5]
  • Irish troops took over the forts of Dunree and Leenan on Lough Swilly, ending 247 years of British military presence in Ireland.[6]
  • Born: Eddie Cochran, rockabilly musician, in Albert Lea, Minnesota (d. 1960)

October 4, 1938 (Tuesday)

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October 5, 1938 (Wednesday)

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October 6, 1938 (Thursday)

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October 7, 1938 (Friday)

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October 8, 1938 (Saturday)

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October 9, 1938 (Sunday)

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October 10, 1938 (Monday)

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  • The Soviet newspaper Pravda picked up on Claud Cockburn's recent article about Charles Lindbergh and published an article of its own, in which leading Russian airmen accused Lindbergh of spreading lies about Soviet air strength to encourage Neville Chamberlain to concede part of Czechoslovakia.[14] Lady Astor, who gave the dinner party where the remarks were allegedly made, called the accusations a "complete lie" and said that Lindbergh did talk about Russia but did not say anything about its air force. "You can safely attribute these reports to communist propaganda coming from Claud Cockburn, who started the completely unfounded rumors about the Cliveden set", she said.[9]
  • The Blue Water Bridge opened, connecting Port Huron, Michigan with Point Edward, Ontario, Canada.
  • Died: Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, 78, English cricketer

October 11, 1938 (Tuesday)

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October 12, 1938 (Wednesday)

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October 13, 1938 (Thursday)

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October 14, 1938 (Friday)

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October 15, 1938 (Saturday)

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October 16, 1938 (Sunday)

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October 17, 1938 (Monday)

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October 18, 1938 (Tuesday)

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October 19, 1938 (Wednesday)

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October 20, 1938 (Thursday)

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October 21, 1938 (Friday)

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  • The Japanese captured Canton.[29]
  • The Czechoslovakian government terminated its mutual assistance pact with the Soviet Union under pressure from Germany.[3]
  • Hitler delivered instructions to OKH to prepare plans for the invasion of the rest of Czechoslovakia and Memelland.[32]

October 22, 1938 (Saturday)

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October 23, 1938 (Sunday)

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  • All Roman Catholic churches in Vienna read a letter by Cardinal Theodor Innitzer denying that he had attacked Adolf Hitler in a sermon. The letter concluded: "I declare now, as before, that I hold the opinion a Catholic must conscientiously fulfill his duty toward the state, but the bishop must also at all times carry out his sworn duty at representing the reich of God and church."[33]
  • Born: H. John Heinz III, politician, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
  • Died: Fred Barnes, 53, English music hall singer

October 24, 1938 (Monday)

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October 25, 1938 (Tuesday)

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October 26, 1938 (Wednesday)

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October 27, 1938 (Thursday)

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October 28, 1938 (Friday)

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  • Some 12,000 Polish Jews were deported from Germany in the vicinity of the border town of Zbąszyń. Many of the expelled Jews were denied entry into Poland on the basis of the country's new denaturalization law. Some went back into Germany and about 5,500 wound up staying in disused stables and other temporary shelters around Zbąszyń with nowhere else to go.[38][40][41]
  • Five acres of the shopping and hotel district of Marseilles burned to the ground. Almost 100 perished in the blaze.[42][43]
  • Barcelona held a farewell parade for the International Brigades.[44]
  • Born: Anne Perry, author, in Blackheath, London, England (d. 2023)
  • Died: Fred Kohler, 50, American actor (heart attack)

October 29, 1938 (Saturday)

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October 30, 1938 (Sunday)

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  • A radio drama performance of The War of the Worlds directed and narrated by Orson Welles aired over the CBS radio network. It became famous for allegedly causing a nationwide panic among people who thought the drama about an alien invasion by Martians was a real news broadcast, but such accounts have been wildly exaggerated.[46]

October 31, 1938 (Monday)

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  6. ^ "Irish Take Over All Forts; Last of British Leave". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 4, 1938. p. 14.
  7. ^ Small, Alex (October 5, 1938). "None Can Wreck German Again, Hitler Declares". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 4.
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  11. ^ "Il Duce Limits Rights of Jews in Italian Life". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 7, 1938. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Wreck Palace of Cardinal". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 9, 1938. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Nazi Throngs Again Menace Vienna Prelate". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 10, 1938. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Lindbergh Called 'Bribed Liar'; Aided Hitler, Soviet Flyers Say". Brooklyn Eagle. October 10, 1938. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Assassins Try to Kill British Holy Land Chief". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 12, 1938. p. 1.
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  19. ^ "Hungary Urges Big 4 to Act in New War Crisis". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 14, 1938. p. 1.
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  22. ^ "Hungary Mobilized Army; Threatens Czechs". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 15, 1938. p. 1.
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  30. ^ "Czechs Outlaw Reds and Close 22 Newspapers". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 21, 1938. p. 9.
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  39. ^ "Chamberlain Picks Stanhope as First Lord of Admiralty". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 28, 1938. p. 10.
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  42. ^ "Flames Leap 300 Ft. As Marseilles Burns". The Daily News. Perth. October 29, 1938. p. 1.
  43. ^ "Appalling Fire". The Northern Standard. Darwin, Northern Territory. November 1, 1938. p. 4.
  44. ^ "A Last Parade in Barcelona – Cheers and Flowers". The Times. London. October 29, 1938. p. 14.
  45. ^ "King Puts Rumania Under Fascist Rule; Abolishes Parties". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 30, 1938. p. 12.
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  47. ^ "British Cabinet Rebuilt in War Defense Drive". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 1, 1938. p. 1.