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In the year 1938
443 Notable deaths
John Jacob Abel
American biochemist and pharmacologist.
Born May 19th, 1857 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1938 at 81 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
David Riazanov
Russian-soviet political revolutionary, marxist theoretician, and archivist.
Born March 10th, 1870 in Odesa.
Died January 21st, 1938 at 67 years old in Saratov (ballistic trauma).
Oscar Apfel
Actor, film director (1878-1938).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Thomas Dewing
American artist (1851-1938).
Born May 4th, 1851 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1938 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ante Trumbić
Croatian politician (1864-1938).
Born May 17th, 1864 in Split. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1938 at 74 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Alexandre Beloborodov
Russian politician (1891-1938).
Born October 26th, 1891 in Alexandrovsk.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 46 years old in Moscow.
George Lyon
Amateur golfer (1858-1938).
Born July 27th, 1858 in Richmond Hill.
Died May 11th, 1938 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Boris Pilnyak
Soviet writer (1894-1938).
Born October 11th, 1894 in Mozhaysk.
Died April 21st, 1938 at 43 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Eduard Berzin
Latvian nkvd officer.
Born February 19th, 1894 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Marie-Joseph Lagrange
French theologian.
Born March 7th, 1855 in Bourg-en-Bresse. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1938 at 83 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 443
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