In the year 1938
444 Notable deaths
Lev Schnirelmann
Russian mathematician (1905–1938).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Gomel.
Died September 24th, 1938 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Polivanov
Soviet linguist and orientalist.
Born March 12th, 1891 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting). [ref]
Jack Sharp
Cricket player of england. (1878-1938).
Born February 15th, 1878 in Hereford.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 59 years old in Liverpool.
Grigory Kaminsky
Soviet politician (1895-1938).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Dnipro.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Georgy Oppokov
Soviet politician (1888-1938).
Born February 5th, 1888 in Saratov.
Died December 30th, 1938 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alexandre Jacovleff
French painter (1887-1938).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1938 at 50 years old in Paris (surgical complications). [ref]
Jacob Wackernagel
Swiss linguist (1853-1938).
Born December 11th, 1853 in Basel.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 84 years old in Basel.
Arkady Rosengolts
Soviet politician (1889–1938).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Vitebsk.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Saken Seyfullin
Pioneer of modern kazakh literature (1894-1938).
Born October 15th, 1894 in Zhanaarka District. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1938 at 43 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Friedrich Glauser
Swiss writer (1896-1938).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died December 8th, 1938 at 42 years old in Nervi.
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore