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In the year 1938
443 Notable deaths
Andrej Hlinka
Slovak roman catholic priest and politician (1864-1938).
Born September 27th, 1864 in Ružomberok.
Died August 16th, 1938 at 73 years old in Ružomberok.
Otto von Lossow
German general (1868–1938).
Born January 15th, 1868 in Hof.
Died November 25th, 1938 at 70 years old in Munich.
Olivia Shakespear
British writer.
Born March 17th, 1863 in Isle of Wight. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Cao Kun
Chinese general and warlord (1862–1938).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Tianjin.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 75 years old in Tianjin.
Ernst Barlach
German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Wedel.
Died October 24th, 1938 at 62 years old in Rostock (heart failure).
Otto Bauer
Austrian social democrat (1881-1938).
Born September 5th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1938 at 56 years old in Paris. [ref]
Yevhen Konovalets
Military commander of the unr army and political leader of the ukrainian nationalist movement (1891-1938).
Born June 14th, 1891 in Zhovkva.
Died May 23rd, 1938 at 46 years old in Rotterdam.
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
Russian linguist (1890-1938).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jukums Vācietis
Soviet army commander (1873-1938).
Born November 23rd, 1873 in Jaunlutriņi.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Ödön von Horváth
Austro-hungarian writer (1901–1938).
Born December 9th, 1901 in Rijeka.
Died June 1st, 1938 at 36 years old in Paris, avenue des Champs-Élysées.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 443
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