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In the year 1938
444 Notable deaths
John Exley
American rower.
Born May 23rd, 1867 in Philadelphia.
Died July 27th, 1938 at 71 years old in Milford.
Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas
Spanish politician (1859–1938).
Born November 5th, 1859 in Astorga.
Died March 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in San Sebastián.
Carl Ferdinand Friedrich Lehmann-Haupt
German historian and orientalist.
Born March 11th, 1861 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1938 at 77 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Mykola Voronyi
Ukrainian writer, director and actor (1871-1938).
Born December 6th, 1871 in Yekaterinoslav Governorate.
Died June 7th, 1938 at 66 years old in Odesa.
Karim Hakimov
Soviet diplomat (1892-1938).
Born December 10th, 1892 in Dyusyanovo.
Died January 10th, 1938 at 45 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Gordon McDonald
Canadian soccer player.
Born February 2nd, 1878 in Walton.
Died May 23rd, 1938 at 60 years old in Haileybury.
Maxim Ammosov
Soviet politician (1897–1938).
Born December 22nd, 1897.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 40 years old in Moscow.
John Frederick Bailey
Australian botanist (1866-1938).
Born August 5th, 1866 in Brisbane.
Died May 19th, 1938 at 71 years old in Brisbane.
Paul Johner
Swiss chess player (1887-1938).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1938 at 51 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 444
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner