In the year 1938
515 Notable deaths
Reginald Brooks-King
British archer (1861-1938).
Born August 27th, 1861 in Monmouth.
Died September 19th, 1938 at 77 years old in Ottery St Mary.
Cesare Facciani
Italian cyclist (1906–1938).
Born February 5th, 1906 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1938 at 32 years old in Turin.
Vladimir Ivanov
Soviet politician (1893-1938).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Tula.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow Oblast.
William Quash
English footballer (1868-1938).
Born December 27th, 1868 in Barking.
Died May 17th, 1938 at 69 years old in Barking.
Otokar Fischer
Czech translator, playwright, poet and critic (1883-1938).
Died March 12th, 1938 at 54 years old in Dejvice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Holger Sinding-Larsen
Norwegian architect (1869–1938).
Born July 5th, 1869 in Christiania.
Died December 12th, 1938 at 69 years old in Oslo.
Archibald Berkeley Milne
Royal navy admiral (1855-1938).
Born June 2nd, 1855 in London.
Died August 4th, 1938 at 83 years old in Scotland.
Daria Pratt
Amateur golfer (1859–1938).
Born March 21st, 1859 in Cleveland.
Died June 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Cannes.
Edgar Lewis
American actor, film director and screenwriter ( -1938).
Born June 22nd, 1875 in Holden.
Died May 21st, 1938 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Gerald Tait
Scottish sailor (1866–1938).
Born November 7th, 1866 in Campbeltown.
Died December 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Glasgow.
Félix Mesnil
Zoologist, biologist (1868-1938).
Born December 12th, 1868 in Omonville-la-Petite.
Died February 15th, 1938 at 69 years old in Paris.
Stanisław Car
Polish politician (1882-1938).
Born April 26th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1938 at 56 years old in Warsaw.
Vasyl Verkhovynets
Ukrainian dancer and choreographer (1880–1938).
Born January 5th, 1880 in Staryi Mizun. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1938 at 58 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Carlo Minoretti
Catholic cardinal (1861–1938).
Born September 17th, 1861 in Cogliate.
Died March 13th, 1938 at 76 years old in Genoa.
Richard Cummings
American actor (1858–1938).
Born August 20th, 1858 in New Haven. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1938 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Axel Ljung
Swedish artistic gymnast and athlete (1884-1938).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Stockholm.
Died February 5th, 1938 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
Frederick Agnew Gill
Manx polo player (1873-1938).
Born July 9th, 1873 in Castletown.
Died June 4th, 1938 at 64 years old in Lyndhurst.
Auguste Daumain
French racing cyclist.
Born July 31st, 1877 in Selles-sur-Cher. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1938 at 61 years old in Santiago.
Kellogg Casey
Sport shooter (1877-1938).
Born September 17th, 1877 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1938 at 61 years old in Wilmington.
Giulio Serafini
Catholic cardinal (1867-1938).
Born October 12th, 1867 in Bolsena.
Died July 16th, 1938 at 70 years old in Rome.
Karl Malmström
Diver (1875–1938).
Born December 27th, 1875 in Gothenburg.
Died September 6th, 1938 at 62 years old in Gothenburg.
Johannes van Dijk
Dutch rower (1868-1938).
Born July 4th, 1868 in Amsterdam.
Died August 25th, 1938 at 70 years old in Amsterdam.
Leopold Bauer
Silesian-austrian architect (1872-1938).
Born September 1st, 1872 in Krnov. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1938 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Harry Corner
British cricketer (1874-1938).
Born July 9th, 1874 in Taunton.
Died June 7th, 1938 at 63 years old in Cardiff.
Luigi Capotosti
Catholic cardinal (1863-1938).
Born February 23rd, 1863 in Monte Giberto.
Died February 16th, 1938 at 74 years old in Rome.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner