In the year 1938

444 Notable deaths

Ernest William Brown

English-american astronomer and mathematician.

Born November 29th, 1866 in Kingston upon Hull.

Died July 23rd, 1938 at 71 years old in New Haven.

Emil Fey

Austrian politician and warrior (1886-1938).

Born March 23rd, 1886 in Vienna.

Died March 16th, 1938 at 51 years old in Vienna (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Robert McWade

American actor (1872–1938).

Born January 25th, 1872 in Buffalo.

Died January 19th, 1938 at 65 years old in Culver City.

Osip Piatnitsky

Russian bolshevik (1882-1938).

Born January 29th, 1882 in Ukmergė.

Died July 29th, 1938 at 56 years old in Moscow.

Aleksander Michałowski

Polish musician.

Born May 17th, 1851 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.

Died October 17th, 1938 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Édouard-Alfred Martel

French cave explorer.

Born July 1st, 1859 in Pontoise. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1938 at 78 years old in Montbrison.

Yakov Alksnis

Commander of red army air forces 1931–1937 (1897–1938).

Born January 26th, 1897 in Naukšēni Parish.

Died July 29th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow.

Volodymyr Zatonsky

Ukrainian politician.

Born August 8th, 1888 in Lisec.

Died July 29th, 1938 at 49 years old in Kyiv (ballistic trauma).

John Pepper

Hungarian politician (1886-1938).

Born November 8th, 1886 in Budapest.

Died February 8th, 1938 at 51 years old in Moscow.

Yakov Yakovlev

Soviet politician (1896-1938).

Born June 21st, 1896 in Hrodna.

Died July 29th, 1938 at 42 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.

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