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In the year 1938
455 Notable deaths
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran
Icelandic writer (1859-1938).
Born December 6th, 1859 in Vallanes.
Died May 21st, 1938 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
Otto Dempwolff
German linguist and anthropologist.
Born May 25th, 1871 in Baltiysk.
Died November 27th, 1938 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Rafael Arnaiz Barón
Spanish saint of the roman catholic church (1911-1938).
Born April 9th, 1911 in Burgos. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1938 at 27 years old in San Isidro de Dueñas (diabetes). [ref]
Hryhoriy Hrynko
Soviet politician.
Born November 30th, 1890 in Shtepivka.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 47 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Vahan Totovents
Armenian activist and writer.
Born September 1st, 1889 in Elazığ. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1938 at 48 years old in Yerevan.
Aleksandr Drevin
Latvian artist (1889-1938).
Born July 3rd, 1889 in Cēsis. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1938 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Nikolay Nekrasov
Russian writer and esperantist (1900-38).
Born December 18th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 1938 at 37 years old in Soviet Union.
Herbert Jamison
American sprinter.
Born July 19th, 1875 in Peoria.
Died November 22nd, 1938 at 63 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Alexander Samoylovich
Russian academic.
Born December 29th, 1880 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 13th, 1938 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Ricardo Samper Ibáñez
Spanish author (1881-1938).
Born August 25th, 1881 in Valencia. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1938 at 57 years old in Switzerland, Geneva. [ref]
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