In the year 1938
414 Notable deaths
Eduard Berzin
Latvian nkvd officer.
Born February 19th, 1894 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Kazimierz Twardowski
Polish philosopher, psychologist and logician (1866–1938).
Born October 20th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died February 11th, 1938 at 71 years old in Lviv.
Antonia Pozzi
Italian poet.
Born February 13th, 1912 in Milan. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1938 at 26 years old in Milan (drug overdose). [ref]
Georgy Langemak
Soviet rocket scientist (1898-1938).
Born July 20th, 1898 in Starobilsk.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Ludwig Borchardt
German egyptologist (1863–1938).
Born October 5th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 1938 at 74 years old in Paris.
Sholem Schwarzbard
Russian-born french yiddish poet of jewish descent and anarchist (1886-1938).
Born August 18th, 1886 in Izmail.
Died March 3rd, 1938 at 51 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Paolo Troubetzkoy
Russian sculptor (1866-1938).
Born February 15th, 1866 in Intra.
Died February 12th, 1938 at 71 years old in Pallanza.
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Władysław Grabski
Economist, polish politician and academic (1874-1938).
Born July 7th, 1874 in Borów, Łowicz County.
Died March 1st, 1938 at 63 years old in Warsaw (carcinoma).
Erik Werenskiold
Norwegian artist (1855-1938).
Born February 11th, 1855 in Eidskog. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1938 at 83 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 414
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