In the year 1938
443 Notable deaths
Robert Johnson
American blues musician (1911–1938).
Born May 8th, 1911 in Hazlehurst.
Died August 16th, 1938 at 27 years old in Paris.
Muhammad Iqbal
South asian islamic philosopher, poet and politician (1877–1938).
Born November 9th, 1877 in Sialkot. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1938 at 60 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Typhoid Mary
Infected houseworker in new york city.
Born September 23rd, 1869 in Cookstown.
Died November 11th, 1938 at 69 years old in North Brother Island (pneumonia).
Thomas Wolfe
American writer.
Born October 3rd, 1900 in Asheville. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1938 at 37 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis). [ref]
Georges Méliès
French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1938 at 76 years old in Paris (cancer).
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer and leading member of the american civil liberties union (1857-1938).
Born April 18th, 1857 in Kinsman Township. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1938 at 80 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Maud of Wales
British princess (1869-1938), queen consort of norway from 1905 to 1938.
Born November 26th, 1869 in Marlborough House.
Died November 20th, 1938 at 68 years old in Sandringham House (myocardial infarction).
Marie of Romania
Last queen consort of romania (1875-1938; r. 1914-1927).
Born October 29th, 1875 in Eastwell Park.
Died July 18th, 1938 at 62 years old in Peleș Castle (liver cirrhosis).
Genrikh Yagoda
Soviet secret police official (1891–1938).
Born November 19th, 1891 in Rybinsk.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
Constantine Stanislavsky
Russian actor and theatre director (1863–1938).
Born January 17th, 1863 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1938 at 75 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene