1938 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1938 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George VI of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Neville Chamberlain, national coalition

Events

* 6 January - Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud arrives in London having fled from Vienna in Austria.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 20 February - Anthony Eden resigns as Foreign Secretary, over Chamberlain's policy towards Italy. Lord Halifax takes over.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 383-384|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 16 April - Anglo-Italian Treaty: Britain recognises Italian government over Ethiopia, in return for Italian troops withdrawing from Spain.
* 25 April - Treaty with independent Ireland settles trade disputes and agrees to the Royal Navy abandoning its bases there.
* 3 May - Empire Exhibition opens in Glasgow.
* 2 June - The children's zoo at London Zoo opened by Robert and Ted Kennedy, two of the sons of United States ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 24 June - Test cricket televised for the first time.
* 30 July - "The Beano" comic first goes on sale.
* 23 August - English cricketer Len Hutton scores a record Test score of 364 runs in a match against Australia.
* 13 September - Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain meets German Chancellor Adolf Hitler in an attempt to negotiate an end to German expansionist policies.
* 27 September - RMS Queen Elizabeth launched; the largest ship in the world at the time.
* 29 September - Chamberlain signs the Munich Agreement; and a resolution with Germany determining to resolve all future disputes between the two countries through peaceful means.
* 30 September
** Neville Chamberlain returns to the UK from Munich, giving his famous "Peace in our time" speech at the airport on his arrival, and famously waving the resolution signed the day earlier with Germany.
** King George VI and Queen Elizabeth appear with Chamberlain on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the agreement.
* 1 October - "Picture Post" magazine first published. [cite book |title= The Hutchinson Factfinder |publisher= Helicon |year= 1999 |isbn= 1-85986-000-1 ]

Publications

* Elizabeth Bowen's novel "The Death of the Heart".
* Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels "Appointment with Death" and "Hercule Poirot's Christmas".
* Daphne du Maurier's novel "Rebecca".
* Graham Greene's novel "Brighton Rock".
* C. S. Lewis' novel "Out of the Silent Planet".
* George Orwell's memoir "Homage to Catalonia".
* Evelyn Waugh's novel "Scoop".
* T. H. White's novel "The Sword in the Stone", first in the twelve-volume "The Once and Future King".

Births

* 2 January
** David Bailey, photographer
** Ian Brady, serial killer
* 26 February — Brian Kilby, marathon runner
* 11 January — Arthur Scargill, Trade Union leader
* 14 March — Eleanor Bron, actress and author
* 31 May — John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister
* 20 July — Diana Rigg, actress
* 22 July — Terence Stamp, actor
* 25 August — Frederick Forsyth, writer
* 30 August — Alfred Meakin, track and field athlete
* 20 October — Iain MacMillan, photographer (died 2006)
* 22 October — Derek Jacobi, actor
* 28 October — David Dimbleby, broadcaster
* 27 November — Rodney Bewes, comedy actor

Deaths

* 16 April
** Steve Bloomer, footballer and manager (born 1874)
** Bertram Mills, circus manager (born 1873)
* 18 July - Marie of Edinburgh, Queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania, granddaughter of Queen Victoria (born 1875)
* 12 September - Prince Arthur of Connaught, grandson of Queen Victoria (born 1883)
* 20 November - Maud of Wales, Queen consort of Haakon VII of Norway and daughter of King Edward VII (born 1869)
* Frederick George Jackson, Arctic explorer (born 1860)

References

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