In the year 1938
515 Notable deaths
Charles Malato
French anarchist, writer, and publicist.
Born September 7th, 1857 in Foug.
Died November 7th, 1938 at 81 years old in Paris.
Eric Mjöberg
Swedish zoologist and ethnographer (1882–1938).
Born August 6th, 1882 in Ås Municipality.
Died July 8th, 1938 at 55 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Paola Drigo
Italian writer (1876–1938).
Born January 4th, 1876 in Castelfranco Veneto.
Died January 4th, 1938 at 62 years old in Padua.
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Arosev
Russian writer, revolutionary and diplomat (1890-1938).
Died February 10th, 1938 at 47 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Marian Zdziechowski
Polish philosopher (1861–1938).
Born May 12th, 1861 in Minsky Uyezd. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1938 at 77 years old in Vilnius.
Panteleimon Romanov
Russian/soviet writer (1884–1938).
Born August 5th, 1884 in Tula Oblast.
Died April 8th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow (leukemia).
Lev Skrbenský z Hříště
Czech cardinal (1863-1938).
Born June 12th, 1863 in Hukovice. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1938 at 75 years old in Dlouhá Loučka. [ref]
Rosa Welt-Straus
Suffragist and feminist (1856–1938).
Born August 24th, 1856 in Chernivtsi.
Died December 15th, 1938 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Ivan Belov
Soviet general.
Born June 27th, 1893 in Kalinnikovo.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Kōsaku Hamada
Japanese archaeologist (1881–1938).
Born February 22nd, 1881 in Kishiwada.
Died July 25th, 1938 at 57 years old in Kyoto.
Gustaf Munch-Petersen
Danish artist (1912-1938).
Born February 18th, 1912 in Copenhagen.
Died April 2nd, 1938 at 26 years old in Battle of the Ebro.
Anna Rogstad
Norwegian politician (1854-1938).
Born July 26th, 1854 in Fluberg.
Died November 9th, 1938 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Ivan Kleymyonov
Russian engineer (1899–1938).
Born April 11th, 1899 in Surava.
Died January 10th, 1938 at 38 years old in Moscow.
John Exley
American rower (1867–1938).
Born May 23rd, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died July 27th, 1938 at 71 years old in Milford.
Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas
Spanish politician (1859–1938).
Born November 5th, 1859 in Astorga.
Died March 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in San Sebastián.
Ekaterine Gabashvili
Georgian writer (1851–1938).
Died August 7th, 1938 at 87 years old in Mepiskalaki.
Carl Ferdinand Friedrich Lehmann-Haupt
German historian and orientalist (1861–1938).
Born March 11th, 1861 in Hamburg.
Died July 24th, 1938 at 77 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Mykola Voronyi
Ukrainian writer, director and actor (1871-1938).
Born December 6th, 1871 in Yekaterinoslav Governorate.
Died June 7th, 1938 at 66 years old in Odesa.
Karim Hakimov
Soviet diplomat (1892-1938).
Born December 10th, 1892 in Dyusyanovo.
Died January 10th, 1938 at 45 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Gordon McDonald
Canadian soccer player.
Born February 2nd, 1878 in Walton.
Died May 23rd, 1938 at 60 years old in Haileybury.
Maxim Ammosov
Soviet politician (1897–1938).
Born December 22nd, 1897.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 40 years old in Moscow.
John Frederick Bailey
Australian botanist (1866-1938).
Born August 5th, 1866 in Brisbane.
Died May 19th, 1938 at 71 years old in Brisbane.
Paul Johner
Swiss chess player (1887-1938).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1938 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Dadash Bunyadzade
Soviet azerbaijani statesman (1888-1938).
Born April 8th, 1888 in Fatmayı.
Died April 21st, 1938 at 50 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Johannes Thienemann
German ornithologist (1863–1938).
Born November 12th, 1863 in Gangloffsömmern.
Died April 12th, 1938 at 74 years old in Rybachy.
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore