Dead at age 38

348 Notable deaths

Yevgeny Petrov

Soviet writer (1902–1942).

Born December 13th, 1903 in Odesa.

Died July 2nd, 1942 at 38 years old in Rostov Oblast.

Giulio Cabianca

Italian racing driver (1923–1961).

Born February 19th, 1923 in Verona.

Died June 15th, 1961 at 38 years old in Modena.

Werner Bischof

Swiss photographer and photojournalist (1916–1954).

Born April 26th, 1916 in Zurich.

Died May 16th, 1954 at 38 years old in Trujillo (traffic collision).

Heinrich Fehlis

German ss officer and ss-oberfuhrer (senior colonel/brigadier).

Born November 1st, 1906 in Wulften am Harz.

Died May 11th, 1945 at 38 years old in Porsgrunn (gunshot wound).

Margit Kaffka

Hungarian writer (1880-1918).

Born June 10th, 1880 in Carei.

Died December 1st, 1918 at 38 years old in Budapest (1918–1920 flu pandemic).

Attila Petschauer

Hungarian fencer (1904–1943).

Born December 14th, 1904 in Budapest.

Died January 20th, 1943 at 38 years old in Davidovka concentration camp (hypothermia). [ref]

J. Slauerhoff

Dutch poet, writer and doctor (1898-1936).

Born September 14th, 1898 in Leeuwarden.

Died October 5th, 1936 at 38 years old in Hilversum (malaria).

August Lösch

German economist (1906-1945).

Born October 15th, 1906 in Öhringen.

Died May 30th, 1945 at 38 years old in Ratzeburg (scarlet fever).

William Gosse

Australian explorer (1842-1881).

Born December 11th, 1842 in Hoddesdon.

Died August 12th, 1881 at 38 years old in Adelaide (myocardial infarction).

Ole Lund Kirkegaard

Danish writer (1940-1979).

Born July 29th, 1940 in Aarhus.

Died March 24th, 1979 at 38 years old in Stenderup.

Deaths 211 to 220 of 348

They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy