Deaths on November 20

Maud of Wales

Died on November 20, 1938

Maud of Wales (b. 1869)

Maud of Wales, (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria; 26 November 1869 – 20 November 1938) was queen consort of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII. She was the youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom. Before her marriage, she was known as Princess Maud of Wales because her father was Prince of Wales at the time.

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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 November 20

Maud of Wales

Died on November 20, 1938

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Events on 1938

Nanking Massacre

Austria

Munich Agreement

Munich Agreement

The War of the Worlds (radio drama)