In the year 1938

454 Notable deaths

Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick

British countess (1861–1938).

Born December 10th, 1861 in 27 And 28, Berkeley Square W1. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1938 at 76 years old in Easton Lodge. [ref]

Florence Lawrence

Canadian-american actress (1886-1938).

Born January 2nd, 1886 in Hamilton.

Died December 27th, 1938 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (intoxication). [ref]

Joseph Strauss

American structural engineer (1870–1938).

Born January 9th, 1870 in Cincinnati.

Died May 16th, 1938 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.

Hans Litten

German lawyer.

Born June 19th, 1903 in Halle (Saale).

Died February 5th, 1938 at 34 years old in Dachau concentration camp (hanging).

Reginald Johnston

British diplomat and academic (1874–1938).

Born October 13th, 1874 in Edinburgh.

Died March 6th, 1938 at 63 years old in Edinburgh.

Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire

British politician (1868-1938).

Born May 31st, 1868 in Marylebone.

Died May 6th, 1938 at 69 years old in Derbyshire.

Lev Sedov

Son of leon trotsky, communist oppositionist and writer (1906–1938).

Born February 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.

Died February 16th, 1938 at 31 years old in Paris.

Feodor Chaliapin

Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938).

Born February 13th, 1873 in Lisitsyn-Emelin House.

Died April 12th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (leukemia).

Edward Mandell House

American diplomat (1858-1938).

Born July 26th, 1858 in Houston. [ref]

Died March 28th, 1938 at 79 years old in New York City.

Vasily Blyukher

Soviet marshal (1889–1938).

Born December 1st, 1889 in Barschinka.

Died November 9th, 1938 at 48 years old in Moscow (thrombosis).

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