In the year 1938
413 Notable deaths
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengali novelist and short story writer (1876-1938).
Born September 15th, 1876 in Debanandapur.
Died January 16th, 1938 at 61 years old in Kolkata (liver cancer).
James Weldon Johnson
American writer and activist.
Born June 17th, 1871 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1938 at 67 years old in Wiscasset (traffic collision). [ref]
George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
Royal navy officer.
Born December 6th, 1892 in Altes Palais (Damstadt).
Died April 8th, 1938 at 45 years old in London (bone cancer).
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
Maharaja of patialia and indian cricketer (1891-1938).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Patiala.
Died March 23rd, 1938 at 46 years old in Patiala.
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Romanian politician (1899-1938).
Born September 25th, 1899 in Huși.
Died November 30th, 1938 at 39 years old in Tâncăbești.
Karel Čapek
Czech writer (1890-1938).
Born January 9th, 1890 in Malé Svatoňovice. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1938 at 48 years old in Vinohrady (pneumonia). [ref]
Suzanne Lenglen
French tennis player.
Born May 24th, 1899 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1938 at 39 years old in Paris (leukemia, pernicious anemia). [ref]
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
German painter, sculptor, engraver and printmaker (1880-1938).
Born May 6th, 1880 in Aschaffenburg. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1938 at 58 years old in Davos Frauenkirch (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Thomas Crean
Irish explorer.
Born February 16th, 1877 in Annascaul. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1938 at 61 years old in Cork (appendicitis).
Grey Owl
Canadian writer and lecturer (1888–1938) who passed as half indian in the latter years of his life.
Born September 18th, 1888 in Hastings.
Died April 13th, 1938 at 49 years old in Prince Albert (pneumonia).
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett