In the year 1938
515 Notable deaths
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.
Hans Pöögelmann
Estonian writer, economist and politician (1875–1938).
Born December 30th, 1875 in Livonia Governorate.
Died January 27th, 1938 at 62 years old in Moscow.
August Gustafsson
Swedish tug of war competitor (1875–1938).
Born November 4th, 1875 in Tibro.
Died October 31st, 1938 at 62 years old in Gothenburg.
Kärim Tinçurin
Tatar playwright (1887–1938).
Born September 15th, 1887.
Died November 15th, 1938 at 51 years old in Kazan.
Jean-Guy Gautier
French rugby union player (1875–1938).
Born December 30th, 1875 in Jarnac.
Died October 23rd, 1938 at 62 years old in Cognac.
Jacob Opdahl
Gymnast (1894-1938).
Born January 15th, 1894 in Bergen.
Died March 21st, 1938 at 44 years old in Bergen. [ref]
Asan Sabri Ayvazov
Crimean tatar politician, journalist, writer, and educator (1878–1938).
Born May 18th, 1878 in Alupka.
Died April 17th, 1938 at 59 years old in Simferopol.
Aarne Pohjonen
Gymnast (1886-1938).
Born March 29th, 1886 in Luhanka.
Died December 22nd, 1938 at 52 years old in Vaasa.
Frigyes Mezei
Hungarian athlete (1887–1938).
Born September 26th, 1887 in Mór.
Died March 27th, 1938 at 50 years old in Budapest.
Michael Begley
American rower (1872–1938).
Born September 22nd, 1872 in Dublin.
Died August 24th, 1938 at 65 years old in St. Louis.
Lida Howell
American archer.
Born August 28th, 1859 in Lebanon.
Died December 20th, 1938 at 79 years old in Norwood. [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 515
Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott