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In the year 1938
414 Notable deaths
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.
Patrick Joseph Hayes
American cardinal and archbishop of new york.
Born November 20th, 1867 in Manhattan.
Died September 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in New York City.
William Wallace Campbell
American astronomer.
Born April 11th, 1862 in Hancock County. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1938 at 76 years old in San Francisco (falling). [ref]
Sahachiro Hata
Japanese bacteriologist (1873-1938).
Born March 23rd, 1873 in Masuda.
Died November 22nd, 1938 at 65 years old in Tokyo.
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).
Zona Gale
American author and playwright.
Born August 26th, 1874 in Portage. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1938 at 64 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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]
Matvei Petrovich Bronstein
Soviet physicist (1906-1938).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Vinnytsia.
Died February 18th, 1938 at 31 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor (1890–1938).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1938 at 47 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Martin Latsis
Soviet politician (1888-1938).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Vecpiebalga Parish.
Died February 11th, 1938 at 49 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 414
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci