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In the year 1938
443 Notable deaths
Prince Georgy Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian prince (1903-1938).
Born May 6th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 7th, 1938 at 35 years old in New York City.
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]
Sahachiro Hata
Japanese bacteriologist (1873-1938).
Born March 23rd, 1873 in Masuda.
Died November 22nd, 1938 at 65 years old in Tokyo.
William Henry Pickering
American astronomer (1858–1938).
Born February 15th, 1858 in Boston.
Died January 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Mandeville. [ref]
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]
Václav Klement
Czech entrepreneur (1868–1938).
Born October 16th, 1868 in Velvary.
Died August 13th, 1938 at 69 years old in Mladá Boleslav.
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
Latvian communist politician (1888-1938).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Vecpiebalga Parish.
Died March 20th, 1938 at 49 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Prince Johann Georg of Saxony
Saxon prince.
Born July 10th, 1869 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1938 at 69 years old in Altshausen. [ref]
Al Ernest Garcia
American actor (1887-1938).
Born March 11th, 1887 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1938 at 51 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 443
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