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In the year 1938
443 Notable deaths
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.
Died September 13th, 1938 at 79 years old in Manchester.
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]
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
Albanian writer, poet (1911–1938).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Shkodër.
Died August 26th, 1938 at 26 years old in Turin, Bari (tuberculosis).
Patrick Joseph Hayes
(1867-1938) american cardinal and archbishop of new york.
Born November 20th, 1867 in Manhattan.
Died September 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in Manhattan.
James Scott
American ragtime composer.
Born February 12th, 1885 in Neosho.
Died August 30th, 1938 at 53 years old in Kansas City.
Mehmed Ziyaeddin
Son of sultan mehmed v.
Born August 26th, 1873 in Ortaköy.
Died January 30th, 1938 at 64 years old in Alexandria.
Egon Friedell
Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (kabarettist) and theatre critic (1878–1938).
Born January 21st, 1878 in Vienna.
Died March 16th, 1938 at 60 years old in Vienna (falling).
Zona Gale
American author and playwright.
Born August 26th, 1874 in Portage. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1938 at 64 years old in Chicago. [ref]
George Charles Beresford
British photographer and author (1864-1938).
Born July 10th, 1864 in County Leitrim. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1938 at 73 years old in Brighton.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 443
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