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Events on Monday 18 July 1938 2
1875 – 1938Marie of Romania (1875-1938)Died 18 July 1938, aged 62Marie was Queen consort of Romania and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She lobbied at the Paris Peace Conference for the creation of Greater Romania.
1938"Wrong Way" Corrigan flightDouglas Corrigan flies to Ireland instead of CaliforniaRefused permission for a transatlantic flight, Douglas Corrigan took off from New York supposedly bound for California and landed in Dublin 28 hours later. He claimed it was a navigational error and became a folk hero.