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In the year 1938
430 Notable deaths
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Paul Olaf Bodding
Norwegian academic (1865–1938).
Born November 2nd, 1865 in Gjøvik Municipality.
Died October 1st, 1938 at 72 years old in Odense.
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]
Sadao Yamanaka
Japanese film director (1909–1938).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Kyoto.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 28 years old in Manchuria.
Pedro Figari Solari
Uruguayan painter and politician (1861-1938).
Born June 29th, 1861 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1938 at 77 years old in Montevideo.
Francis Jammes
French poet (1868-1938).
Born December 2nd, 1868 in Tournay.
Died November 1st, 1938 at 69 years old in Hasparren.
Elizabeth Nourse
American artist (1859-1938).
Born October 26th, 1859 in Mount Healthy. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).
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.
Ante Pavelić
Albanian politician (1869-1938).
Born May 19th, 1869 in Gospić.
Died February 11th, 1938 at 68 years old in Zagreb.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 430
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