In the year 1938
455 Notable deaths
Nikolay Gikalo
Soviet politician (1897-1938).
Born March 20th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died April 25th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Matilda Howell
American archer.
Born August 28th, 1859 in Lebanon.
Died December 20th, 1938 at 79 years old in Norwood.
Camillo Laurenti
Catholic cardinal (1861-1938).
Born November 20th, 1861 in Monte Porzio Catone.
Died September 6th, 1938 at 76 years old in Rome.
Ferdinand Brunot
French linguist (1860-1938).
Born November 6th, 1860 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Died January 7th, 1938 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
John Derbyshire
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1878-1938).
Born November 29th, 1878 in Manchester. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1938 at 59 years old in St Pancras. [ref]
Rudolf Biebrach
German actor and film director (1866-1938).
Born November 24th, 1866 in Leipzig.
Died September 5th, 1938 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Mammad Yusif Jafarov
Azerbaijani politician (1885–1938).
Born March 14th, 1885 in Baku.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 53 years old in Baku.
Francis G. Pease
American astronomer (1881–1938).
Born January 14th, 1881 in Cambridge.
Died February 7th, 1938 at 57 years old
Charles Dufresne
French painter (1876-1938).
Born November 23rd, 1876 in Millemont.
Died August 8th, 1938 at 61 years old in La Seyne-sur-Mer.
Stepan Smal-Stotskyi
Ukrainian linguist and economist (1859-1938).
Born January 9th, 1859 in Nemyliv. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Prague.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 455
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