In the year 1938

414 Notable deaths

Gustavs Klucis

Soviet artist (1895-1938).

Born January 4th, 1895 in Rūjiena. [ref]

Died February 26th, 1938 at 43 years old in Moscow. [ref]

May Irwin

Actress and singer (1862-1938).

Born June 27th, 1862 in Whitby.

Died October 22nd, 1938 at 76 years old in New York City.

Heinrich Held

German politician (1868-1938).

Born June 6th, 1868 in Erbach.

Died August 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in Regensburg.

Edmund Charles Tarbell

American impressionist painter (1862-1938).

Born April 26th, 1862 in Groton. [ref]

Died August 1st, 1938 at 76 years old in New Castle. [ref]

Samuel Alexander

Australian-born british philosopher (1859-1938).

Born January 6th, 1859 in Sydney. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1938 at 79 years old in Manchester. [ref]

Calvin Bridges

American scientist (1889-1938).

Born January 11th, 1889 in Schuyler Falls.

Died December 27th, 1938 at 49 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia

Prince (1859-1938).

Born April 4th, 1859 in Timișoara.

Died October 19th, 1938 at 79 years old in Paris.

Egon Friedell

Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (kabarettist) and theatre critic.

Born January 21st, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]

Died March 16th, 1938 at 60 years old in Vienna (falling). [ref]

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

Conway Tearle

Actor (1878-1938).

Born May 17th, 1878 in New York City. [ref]

Died October 1st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Deaths 141 to 150 of 414

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