In the year 1938
414 Notable deaths
Zheng Xiaoxu
Chinese politician (1860-1938).
Born April 2nd, 1860 in Suzhou.
Died March 28th, 1938 at 77 years old in Changchun.
Nikolai Krestinsky
Soviet diplomat (1883-1938).
Born October 25th, 1883 in Mogilev.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Gillis Grafström
Swedish figure skater.
Born June 7th, 1893 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1938 at 44 years old in Potsdam (sepsis). [ref]
Axel Paulsen
Norwegian figure skater and speed skater.
Born July 18th, 1855 in Aker. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1938 at 82 years old in Nesodden.
Silouan the Athonite
Monk of russian origin.
Born September 24th, 1866 in Lebedyanskiy Uyezd.
Died September 24th, 1938 at 72 years old in Agiou Panteleimonos monastery.
Miguel Llobet
Catalan composer and guitarist (1878–1938).
Born October 18th, 1878 in Barcelona.
Died February 22nd, 1938 at 59 years old in Barcelona.
Anatoly Pepelyayev
Russian general.
Born July 15th, 1891 in Tomsk.
Died January 14th, 1938 at 46 years old in Novosibirsk (ballistic trauma).
Pauline Frederick
American actress (1883-1938).
Born August 12th, 1883 in Boston. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1938 at 55 years old in Beverly Hills (asthma). [ref]
Yakov Agranov
Nkvd officer (1893–1938).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Chachersk.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Robert Woolsey
American comedian.
Born August 14th, 1888 in Oakland.
Died October 31st, 1938 at 50 years old in Malibu (kidney failure).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 414
As soon as you’ll realize it was a gift, you’ll be free. Maxime Lagacé