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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
1938 Feb, 18

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 50th Yokozuna
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu (Japanese: 佐田の山 晋松, born Shinmatsu Sasada (佐々田 晋松), February 18, 1938 – April 27, 2017) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was the sport's 50th yokozuna. After his retirement he was the head coach of Dewanoumi stable and served as head of the Japan Sumo Association.

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Events on 1938

  • 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.
  • 9 Nov

    Kristallnacht

    The Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath dies from gunshot wounds by Herschel Grynszpan, an act which the Nazis used as an excuse to instigate the 1938 national pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht.