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In the year 1938
515 Notable deaths
Gavriil Ksenofontov
Russian historian (1888-1938).
Born January 4th, 1888 in Khangalassky District.
Died August 28th, 1938 at 50 years old in Kommunarka.
Mikhail Viktorov
Commander in chief of the soviet navy.
Born December 24th, 1894 in Yaroslavl.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 43 years old in Soviet Union.
Nikolai Antipov
Soviet politician (1894–1938).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Lisichkino.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Paul Du Bois
Belgian sculptor and medalist (1859–1938).
Born September 23rd, 1858 in Aywaille. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1938 at 79 years old in Uccle.
Antonia Pozzi
Italian poet (1912–1938).
Born February 13th, 1912 in Milan.
Died December 3rd, 1938 at 26 years old in Milan (drug overdose).
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.
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
Albanian writer, poet (1911–1938).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Shkodër.
Died August 26th, 1938 at 26 years old in Turin, Bari (tuberculosis).
Rafael Arnaiz Barón
Spanish saint of the roman catholic church (1911-1938).
Born April 9th, 1911 in Burgos.
Died April 26th, 1938 at 27 years old in San Isidro de Dueñas (diabetes).
Sadao Yamanaka
Japanese film director (1909–1938).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Kyoto.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 28 years old in Manchuria.
Bernd Rosemeyer
German racecar driver and icon of national-socialism.
Born October 14th, 1909 in Lingen.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 28 years old in Mörfelden-Walldorf.
Max Blecher
Romanian writer (1909-1938).
Born September 8th, 1909 in Botoșani.
Died May 31st, 1938 at 28 years old in Roman (Pott disease).
Ernst vom Rath
German diplomat (1909-1938).
Born June 3rd, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died November 9th, 1938 at 29 years old in Paris.
Ángel Arocha
Spanish footballer.
Born June 23rd, 1907 in Granadilla de Abona.
Died September 2nd, 1938 at 31 years old in Balaguer.
Matvei Petrovich Bronstein
Soviet physicist (1906-1938).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Vinnytsia.
Died February 18th, 1938 at 31 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).
Ettore Majorana
Italian physicist (1906-1938?).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Catania.
Died March 27th, 1938 at 31 years old in Italy. [ref]
Cesare Facciani
Italian cyclist (1906–1938).
Born February 5th, 1906 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1938 at 32 years old in Turin.
Lev Sedov
Son of leon trotsky, communist oppositionist and writer (1906–1938).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 1938 at 31 years old in Paris.
Santa Faustina Kowalska
Nun and saint from poland (1905–1938).
Born August 25th, 1905 in Głogowiec. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1938 at 33 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Víctor Morales
Chilean footballer (1905–1938).
Born May 10th, 1905 in Santiago.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 33 years old in Santiago.
Eva Dickson
Swedish explorer, rally driver and writer (1905-1938).
Born March 8th, 1905 in Steninge Palace. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Baghdad (traffic collision). [ref]
Lev Schnirelmann
Russian mathematician (1905–1938).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Gomel.
Died September 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Erik Andersen
Chess player (1904–1938).
Born April 10th, 1904 in Gentofte Municipality.
Died February 27th, 1938 at 33 years old in Copenhagen.
Valery Chkalov
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1904-1938).
Born February 2nd, 1904 in Chkalovsk. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1938 at 34 years old in Moscow.
Hans Litten
German lawyer (1903–1938).
Born June 19th, 1903 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died February 5th, 1938 at 34 years old in Dachau concentration camp (hanging to death).
Prince Georgy Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian prince (1903-1938).
Born May 6th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 7th, 1938 at 35 years old in New York City.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr