Deaths on July 4

Otto Bauer

Died on July 4, 1938

Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1881)

Otto Bauer (5 September 1881 – 4 July 1938) was an Austrian Social Democrat who is considered one of the leading thinkers of the left-socialist Austro-Marxist grouping. He was also an early inspiration for both the New Left movement and Eurocommunism in their attempt to find a "Third way" to democratic socialism.

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Events on 1938

18 Feb

Nanking Massacre
Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee" and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
12 Mar

Austria
Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
23 Sep

Munich Agreement
Mobilization of the Czechoslovak army in response to the Munich Agreement.
30 Sep

Munich Agreement
Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
30 Oct

The War of the Worlds (radio drama)
Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.

Deaths on July 4

Otto Bauer

Died on July 4, 1938

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Events on 1938

Nanking Massacre

Austria

Munich Agreement

Munich Agreement

The War of the Worlds (radio drama)