In the year 1938

414 Notable deaths

May Morris

English artisan, embroidery designer, jeweler, socialist, and editor (1862-1938).

Born March 25th, 1862 in Red House.

Died October 17th, 1938 at 76 years old in Kelmscott Manor.

Branislav Nušić

Serbian writer.

Born October 20th, 1864 in Belgrade.

Died January 19th, 1938 at 73 years old in Belgrade.

Octavian Goga

Romanian politician and poet.

Born April 1st, 1881 in Rășinari.

Died May 7th, 1938 at 57 years old in Ciucea.

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]

Ödön von Horváth

Austro-hungarian writer.

Born December 9th, 1901 in Rijeka. [ref]

Died June 1st, 1938 at 36 years old in avenue des Champs-Élysées. [ref]

Otto von Lossow

German general.

Born January 15th, 1868 in Hof.

Died November 25th, 1938 at 70 years old in Munich.

Miguel Cabanellas

Spanish general.

Born January 1st, 1872 in Cartagena. [ref]

Died May 14th, 1938 at 66 years old in Málaga. [ref]

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.

Leo Frobenius

German ethnologist and archaeologist (1873-1938).

Born June 29th, 1873 in Berlin. [ref]

Died August 9th, 1938 at 65 years old in Verbania. [ref]

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]

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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer