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In the year 1938
455 Notable deaths
Albertson Van Zo Post
American fencer and author.
Born July 28th, 1866 in Cincinnati.
Died January 23rd, 1938 at 71 years old in New York City.
Nikolai Antipov
Soviet politician (1894–1938).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Lisichkino.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Adalbert Seitz
German entomologist (1860-1938).
Born February 24th, 1860 in Mainz.
Died March 5th, 1938 at 78 years old in Darmstadt.
Gustave Le Rouge
French writer (1867-1938).
Born July 22nd, 1867 in Valognes. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1938 at 70 years old in Paris (prostate cancer).
Helena Westermarck
Finnish artist, editor (1857-1938).
Born November 20th, 1857 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1938 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Kaarlo Castrén
Finnish politician and prime minister (1860-1938).
Born February 28th, 1860 in Pello.
Died November 19th, 1938 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann
Russian metallurgist (1861-1938).
Born June 9th, 1861 in Kingisepp.
Died December 17th, 1938 at 77 years old in Göttingen.
Alexander Amfiteatrov
Russian writer and historian (1862–1938).
Born December 26th, 1862 in Kaluga.
Died February 26th, 1938 at 75 years old in Levanto.
Ángel Arocha
Spanish footballer.
Born June 23rd, 1907 in Granadilla de Abona.
Died September 2nd, 1938 at 31 years old in Balaguer.
Thomas Gann
British physician and archaeologist.
Born May 13th, 1867 in Murrisk.
Died February 24th, 1938 at 70 years old in London.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 455
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht