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In the year 1938
444 Notable deaths
Thelma Hill
American actress (1906-1938).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Emporia.
Died May 11th, 1938 at 31 years old in Culver City (stroke).
Max Wien
German physicist (1866–1938).
Born December 25th, 1866 in Königsberg.
Died February 24th, 1938 at 71 years old in Jena.
Isaak Zelensky
Politician (1890-1938).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Saratov.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Milan Rakić
Serbian poet (1876-1938).
Born September 18th, 1876 in Belgrade.
Died June 30th, 1938 at 61 years old in Zagreb.
Frederick George Jackson
British polar explorer.
Born March 6th, 1860 in Alcester. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1938 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
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]
Myrtle Stedman
American actress.
Born March 3rd, 1885 in Chicago.
Died January 8th, 1938 at 52 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Aleksander Kakowski
Polish catholic cardinal and archbishop (1862–1938).
Born February 5th, 1862 in Dębiny.
Died December 30th, 1938 at 76 years old in Warsaw.
John G. Blystone
1892–1938; american film director (1892–1938).
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Rice Lake.
Died August 6th, 1938 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Valery Mezhlauk
Soviet political activist (1893–1938).
Born February 7th, 1893 in Kharkiv.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 45 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 444
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson