In the year 1938
455 Notable deaths
Cyril Rootham
English organist, teacher, conductor and composer.
Born October 5th, 1875 in Redland.
Died March 18th, 1938 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
Josiah O. Wolcott
American politician and jurist (1877-1938).
Born October 31st, 1877 in Dover.
Died November 11th, 1938 at 61 years old in Dover.
John Kunkel Small
American botanist (1869-1938).
Born January 31st, 1869 in Harrisburg.
Died January 20th, 1938 at 68 years old in Manhattan.
Walter Migula
German botanist (1863-1938).
Born November 4th, 1863 in Żyrowa.
Died June 23rd, 1938 at 74 years old in Eisenach.
Julius von Schlosser
Austrian art historian (1866–1938).
Born September 23rd, 1866 in Vienna.
Died December 1st, 1938 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Gazanfar Musabekov
Azerbaijani politician (1888-1938).
Born July 26th, 1888 in Pirəbədil.
Died February 9th, 1938 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Rosa Mayreder
Austrian artist and writer (1858-1938).
Born November 30th, 1858 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1938 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Magzhan Zhumabayev
Kazakhstani writer.
Born June 25th, 1893 in Petropavlovsky Uyezd.
Died March 19th, 1938 at 44 years old in Almaty.
Willem Kloos
Dutch poet.
Born May 6th, 1859 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1938 at 78 years old in The Hague. [ref]
John Savio
Norwegian sámi-kven painter (1902-1938).
Born January 28th, 1902 in Bugøynes.
Died April 9th, 1938 at 36 years old in Ullevål University Hospital.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 455
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