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In the year 1938
454 Notable deaths
Eva Dickson
Swedish explorer, rally driver and writer (1905-1938).
Born March 8th, 1905 in Steninge Palace. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Baghdad (traffic collision). [ref]
Rafael Guízar y Valencia
Catholic bishop and saint.
Born April 26th, 1878 in Cotija de la Paz.
Died June 6th, 1938 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
Max Blecher
Romanian writer (1909-1938).
Born September 8th, 1909 in Botoșani. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1938 at 28 years old in Roman (disease).
Con Conrad
American songwriter, record producer (1891-1938).
Born June 18th, 1891 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1938 at 47 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
R. Tait McKenzie
Canadian artist.
Born May 26th, 1867 in Mississippi Mills. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1938 at 70 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
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.
Ante Pavelić
Albanian politician (1869-1938).
Born May 19th, 1869 in Gospić.
Died February 11th, 1938 at 68 years old in Zagreb.
Georgy Langemak
Soviet rocket scientist (1898-1938).
Born July 20th, 1898 in Starobilsk.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Jack Judge
British songwriter and music hall entertainer (1878-1938).
Born December 3rd, 1878 in Oldbury.
Died July 25th, 1938 at 59 years old in West Bromwich (disease).
Ludwig Borchardt
German egyptologist (1863–1938).
Born October 5th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died August 25th, 1938 at 74 years old in Paris.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 454
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche