ble don ▁title , ▁defe ating ▁Harry ▁Austin ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁the ▁Gent le men ' s ▁Singles ▁final . ▁Born : ▁H ari pr as ad ▁Ch aur asia , ▁classical ▁fla ut ist , ▁in ▁Al la hab ad , ▁British ▁India ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( S aturday ) ▁Helen ▁Will s ▁Mo ody ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁American ▁Helen ▁H ull ▁Jacob s ▁in ▁the ▁Lad ies ' ▁Singles ▁final ▁for ▁her ▁e ighth ▁and ▁last ▁W im ble don ▁title . ▁D ied : ▁John ▁James ▁Burn et , ▁ 8 1 , ▁Scottish ▁architect ▁ ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( S und ay ) ▁France ▁and ▁Turkey ▁signed ▁a ▁p act ▁on ▁the ▁San jak ▁of ▁Alexand rett a , ▁agree ing ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁with ▁an ▁election . ▁A ▁refer endum ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁approved ▁a ▁new ▁pen al ▁code . ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁dedicated ▁the ▁E ternal ▁Light ▁Peace ▁Memorial ▁on ▁the ▁G ett ys burg ▁Battle field . ▁British ▁locomot ive ▁Mall ard ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁speed ▁for ▁steam ▁engines ▁of ▁ 1 2 5 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour . ▁Man fred ▁von ▁Bra uch itsch ▁of ▁Germany ▁won ▁the ▁French ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁ ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁opened ▁th res hing