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In the year 1938
444 Notable deaths
Francis Jammes
French poet (1868-1938).
Born December 2nd, 1868 in Tournay.
Died November 1st, 1938 at 69 years old in Hasparren.
Oscar Florianus Bluemner
American painter (1867-1938).
Born June 21st, 1867 in Prenzlau. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1938 at 70 years old in Massachusetts. [ref]
Józef Unszlicht
Soviet politician (1879-1938).
Born December 31st, 1879 in Mława.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 58 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Jānis Rudzutaks
Soviet politician (1887-1938).
Born August 15th, 1887 in Kursīši Parish.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 50 years old in Moscow.
Boris Shumyatsky
Soviet film producer (1886-1938).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Ulan-Ude.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 51 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
Han Ryner
French individualist anarchist philosopher, activist, and novelist (1861-1938).
Born December 7th, 1861 in Nemours.
Died January 6th, 1938 at 76 years old in Paris.
Aleksandr Kuprin
Russian writer.
Born September 7th, 1870 in Narovchat. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1938 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer). [ref]
José Luis Tejada Sorzano
President of bolivia (1882–1938).
Born January 12th, 1882 in La Paz.
Died October 4th, 1938 at 56 years old in Arica.
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).
Emile Vandervelde
Belgian politician (1866-1938).
Born January 25th, 1866 in Ixelles.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 72 years old in City of Brussels.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson