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In the year 1938
430 Notable deaths
Lajos Tihanyi
Hungarian painter (1885-1938).
Born October 29th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 11th, 1938 at 52 years old in Paris (meningitis).
Bart de Ligt
Dutch politician.
Born July 17th, 1883 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1938 at 55 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Benedikt Livshits
Russian writer.
Born January 6th, 1887 in Odesa.
Died September 21st, 1938 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rudolf Stammler
German jurist, law theorist, philosopher (1856-1938).
Born February 19th, 1856 in Alsfeld. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1938 at 82 years old in Wernigerode.
Karl Madsen
Danish painter, art historian and museum director (1855-1938).
Born March 22nd, 1855 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1938 at 83 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
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]
Luis Altamirano
Chilean military officer.
Born June 7th, 1876 in Concepción.
Died July 25th, 1938 at 62 years old in Santiago.
Paul Morgan
Austrian actor and comedian (1886-1938).
Born October 1st, 1886 in Vienna.
Died December 10th, 1938 at 52 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Arkady Rosengolts
Soviet politician (1889–1938).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Vitebsk.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Harvey Clark
American actor (1885–1938).
Born October 4th, 1885 in Chelsea.
Died July 19th, 1938 at 52 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 261 to 270 of 430
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