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In the year 1938
443 Notable deaths
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]
Miguel Llobet
Catalan composer and guitarist (1878–1938).
Born October 18th, 1878 in Barcelona.
Died February 22nd, 1938 at 59 years old in Barcelona.
Lascelles Abercrombie
English poet, academic, literary critic (1881-1938).
Born January 9th, 1881 in Ashton upon Mersey.
Died October 27th, 1938 at 57 years old in Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth.
Robert Woolsey
American comedian.
Born August 14th, 1888 in Oakland.
Died October 31st, 1938 at 50 years old in Malibu (kidney failure).
Tang Shaoyi
First premier of the republic of china (1862-1938).
Born January 2nd, 1862 in Zhuhai.
Died September 30th, 1938 at 76 years old
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.
Royal S. Copeland
American politician (1868–1938).
Born November 7th, 1868 in Dexter.
Died June 17th, 1938 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Georges Rochegrosse
French painter (1859-1938).
Born August 2nd, 1859 in Versailles. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1938 at 78 years old in El Biar. [ref]
Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
Prince (1859-1938).
Born April 4th, 1859 in Timișoara.
Died October 19th, 1938 at 79 years old in Paris.
Edward Meyrick
English entomologist and schoolmaster (1854-1938).
Born November 24th, 1854 in Ramsbury.
Died March 31st, 1938 at 83 years old in Marlborough.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 443
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare