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1938Mar, 21

Michael Foreman (author/illustrator)

Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator
Michael Foreman (born 21 March 1938) is a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books. He won the 1982 and 1989 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration and he was a commended runner-up five times.For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was U.K. nominee in 1988 and again in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books.

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Events on 1938

  • 18Feb

    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.
  • 12Mar

    Austria

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

    Munich Agreement

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

    Munich Agreement

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

    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.