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In the year 1938
462 Notable deaths
Lev Schnirelmann
Russian mathematician (1905–1938).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Gomel.
Died September 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Polivanov
Soviet linguist and orientalist (1891–1938).
Born March 12th, 1891 in Smolensk.
Died January 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).
Jack Sharp
Cricket player of england. (1878-1938).
Born February 15th, 1878 in Hereford.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 59 years old in Liverpool.
Grigory Kaminsky
Soviet politician (1895-1938).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Dnipro.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Georgy Oppokov
Soviet politician (1888-1938).
Born February 5th, 1888 in Saratov.
Died December 30th, 1938 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alexandre Jacovleff
French painter (1887-1938).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1938 at 50 years old in Paris (surgical complications). [ref]
Jacob Wackernagel
Swiss linguist (1853-1938).
Born December 11th, 1853 in Basel.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 84 years old in Basel.
Arkady Rosengolts
Soviet politician (1889–1938).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Vitebsk.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Saken Seyfullin
Pioneer of modern kazakh literature (1894-1938).
Born October 15th, 1894 in Zhanaarka District. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1938 at 43 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Friedrich Glauser
Swiss writer (1896-1938).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died December 8th, 1938 at 42 years old in Nervi.
Georges Urbain
French chemist, painter, sculptor and composer (1872–1938).
Born April 12th, 1872 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1938 at 66 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
Faroese/danish writer (1900–1938).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Tórshavn.
Died March 24th, 1938 at 37 years old in Vejle.
Mihrengiz Kadın
Consort of ottoman sultan (1869–1938).
Born October 15th, 1869 in Sochi.
Died December 12th, 1938 at 69 years old in Alexandria.
Christen C. Raunkiær
Danish scientist (1860-1938)..
Born March 29th, 1860 in Lyne.
Died March 11th, 1938 at 77 years old in Frederiksberg.
Maurice Emmanuel
French composer.
Born May 2nd, 1862 in Bar-sur-Aube. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1938 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Phyllis Allen
Silent film actress (1861-1938).
Born November 25th, 1861 in Staten Island.
Died March 26th, 1938 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Andreas Michalakopoulos
Greek politician (1875-1938).
Born May 17th, 1875 in Patras.
Died March 7th, 1938 at 62 years old in Athens (pneumonia). [ref]
Gheorghe Marinescu
Romanian neurologist (1863–1938).
Born March 12th, 1863 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1938 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Matilde Montoya
Mexican physician.
Born March 14th, 1859 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1938 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Albert Aublet
French painter (1851-1938).
Born January 18th, 1851 in former 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1938 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Lajos Tihanyi
Hungarian painter (1885-1938).
Born October 29th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 11th, 1938 at 52 years old in Paris (meningitis).
Ivan Mezhlauk
Soviet politician (1891-1938).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Kharkiv.
Died April 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Branislaw Tarashkyevich
Belarusian public figure, politician, and linguist (1892—1938).
Born February 1st, 1892 in Mačiuliškės.
Died November 29th, 1938 at 46 years old in Minsk.
Rudolf Stammler
German jurist, law theorist, philosopher (1856-1938).
Born February 19th, 1856 in Alsfeld.
Died April 25th, 1938 at 82 years old in Wernigerode.
Harvey Clark
American actor (1885–1938).
Born October 4th, 1885 in Chelsea.
Died July 19th, 1938 at 52 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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