In the year 1938
455 Notable deaths
Vladimir Varankin
Russian writer (1902–1938).
Born November 12th, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 35 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Harry Myers
American actor (1882–1938).
Born September 5th, 1882 in New Haven.
Died December 25th, 1938 at 56 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Alfred Barton Rendle
British botanist (1865-1938).
Born January 19th, 1865 in London.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 72 years old in Leatherhead.
Edward Anseele
Belgian politician (1856-1938).
Died February 18th, 1938 at 81 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Richard Roland Holst
Dutch writer, artist, performance artist and painter (1868–1938).
Born December 4th, 1868 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1938 at 70 years old in Bloemendaal. [ref]
Ruhulla Akhundov
Azerbaijani soviet politician (1897-1938).
Born January 13th, 1897 in Shuvalan.
Died April 21st, 1938 at 41 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
A. W. Sandberg
Danish film director and screenwriter (1887-1938).
Born May 22nd, 1887 in Viborg. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1938 at 50 years old in Bad Nauheim. [ref]
Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
Portuguese politician (1865-1938).
Born December 8th, 1865 in São Pedro.
Died November 30th, 1938 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Valerian Osinski
Russian politician (1887-1938).
Born February 25th, 1887 in Byki, Kursk Oblast.
Died September 1st, 1938 at 51 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).
Mikhail Babushkin
Soviet polar aviator (1893–1938).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1938 at 44 years old in Arkhangelsk.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 455
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder