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In the year 1938
430 Notable deaths
Susan Macdowell Eakins
American photographer (1851-1938).
Born September 21st, 1851 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Thelma Hill
American actress (1906-1938).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Emporia.
Died May 11th, 1938 at 31 years old in Culver City (stroke).
Yakov Alksnis
Commander of red army air forces 1931–1937.
Born January 26th, 1897 in Naukšēni Parish.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Viktor Kosenko
Ukrainian composer, pianist, and educator (1896–1938).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1938 at 41 years old in Kyiv.
Landon Ronald
British musician (1873-1938).
Born June 7th, 1873 in London. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1938 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
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]
Frederick George Jackson
British polar explorer.
Born March 6th, 1860 in Alcester. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1938 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Osip Piatnitsky
Russian bolshevik (1882-1938).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Ukmergė.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 56 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).
Jack Sharp
Cricket player of england. (1878-1938).
Born February 15th, 1878 in Hereford.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 59 years old in Liverpool.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 430
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius