What Happened on June 20, 1938

Famous Birthdays

  • Mickie Most [Michael Hayes], British record producer (Herman's Hermits, The Nashville Teens, Donovan, Lulu), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 2003)
  • Nikolay Martynov, Soviet Russian composer and musicologist, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Famous Weddings

Alec Guinness

British actor Alec Guinness (24) weds British actress and artist Merula Sylvia Salaman (23) in Surrey, England, until his death in 2000

Famous Deaths

  • Fred L Noonan, US aviator and navigator, declared dead after having disappeared over Pacific Ocean with Amelia Earhart in 1937
Died in 1938 1938 Highlights

About June 20, 1938

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 85 years, 10 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No

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