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In the year 1938
444 Notable deaths
Paola Drigo
Italian writer (1876–1938).
Born January 4th, 1876 in Castelfranco Veneto.
Died January 4th, 1938 at 62 years old in Padua.
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Arosev
Russian writer, revolutionary and diplomat (1890-1938).
Born June 6th, 1890 in Kazan. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1938 at 47 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground. [ref]
Marian Zdziechowski
Polish philosopher.
Born May 12th, 1861 in Valožyn District. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1938 at 77 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Panteleimon Romanov
Russian/soviet writer.
Born July 24th, 1884 in Tula Oblast.
Died April 8th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow (leukemia). [ref]
Lev Skrbenský z Hříště
Czech cardinal (1863-1938).
Born June 12th, 1863 in Hukovice. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1938 at 75 years old in Dlouhá Loučka. [ref]
Rosa Welt-Straus
Suffragist and feminist.
Born August 24th, 1856 in Chernivtsi.
Died December 15th, 1938 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Ivan Belov
Politician (1893-1938).
Born June 27th, 1893 in Kalinnikovo.
Died June 29th, 1938 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Gustaf Munch-Petersen
Danish artist (1912-1938).
Born February 18th, 1912 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1938 at 26 years old in Battle of the Ebro (killed in action). [ref]
Ivan Kleymyonov
Russian engineer.
Born April 11th, 1899 in Surava.
Died January 10th, 1938 at 38 years old in Moscow.
George Bryant
American archer.
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Melrose.
Died April 18th, 1938 at 60 years old in Marshfield.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 444
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