In the year 1938
455 Notable deaths
Vasily Sharangovich
Soviet politician (1897-1938).
Born March 4th, 1897 in Kačany.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Mikhail Viktorov
Commander in chief of the soviet navy.
Born December 24th, 1894 in Yaroslavl.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 43 years old in Soviet Union.
Ilyas Zhansugurov
Kazakhstani poet (1894-1938).
Born May 1st, 1894 in Kopalsky Uyezd.
Died February 26th, 1938 at 43 years old in Almaty.
Vera Ermolaeva
Russian painter (1893–1937).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Klyuchi.
Died September 26th, 1938 at 44 years old in Karlag (gunshot wound).
Maurice d’Ocagne
French engineer and mathematician (1862–1938).
Born March 25th, 1862 in Paris.
Died September 23rd, 1938 at 76 years old in Le Havre.
Maksim Haretski
Belarusian writer (1893-1938).
Born February 18th, 1893 in Malaja Bahaćkaŭka.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 44 years old in Vyazma.
Paul Du Bois
Belgian sculptor and medalist (1859–1938).
Born September 23rd, 1858 in Aywaille. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1938 at 79 years old in Uccle.
Franz Riklin
Swiss physicist (1878-1938).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1938 at 60 years old in Küsnacht. [ref]
Momčilo Nastasijević
Serbian writer (1894-1938).
Born September 23rd, 1894 in Gornji Milanovac.
Died February 13th, 1938 at 43 years old in Belgrade.
Karl Sudhoff
German historian (1853–1938).
Born November 26th, 1853 in Frankfurt.
Died October 8th, 1938 at 84 years old in Salzwedel.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 455
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling