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In the year 1938
444 Notable deaths
Johannes Thienemann
German ornithologist (1863–1938).
Born November 12th, 1863 in Gangloffsömmern.
Died April 12th, 1938 at 74 years old in Rybachy.
Sergei Buturlin
Russian ornithologist (1872–1938).
Born September 22nd, 1872 in Montreux.
Died January 22nd, 1938 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Henryk Hryniewski
Polish-georgian artist (1869-1938).
Born November 22nd, 1869 in Kutaisi.
Died March 4th, 1938 at 68 years old in Tbilisi.
Basil Bennett
Athletics competitor (1894–1938).
Born November 30th, 1884 in Edgar County.
Died August 19th, 1938 at 53 years old in Maywood.
William Eagle Clarke
British ornithologist (1853-1938).
Born March 16th, 1853 in Leeds. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1938 at 85 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Anders Donner
Finnish astronomer (1854–1938).
Born November 5th, 1854 in Kokkola.
Died April 15th, 1938 at 83 years old in Helsinki.
Alexandre Moret
French archaeologist, egyptologist and professor (1868-1938).
Born September 19th, 1868 in Aix-les-Bains.
Died February 2nd, 1938 at 69 years old in Paris.
Víctor Morales
Chilean footballer (1905–1938).
Born May 10th, 1905 in Santiago.
Died May 22nd, 1938 at 33 years old
Erik Andersen
Chess player.
Born April 10th, 1904 in Gentofte Municipality.
Died February 27th, 1938 at 33 years old in Copenhagen.
Stephen Troyte Dunn
British botanist (1868–1938).
Born December 26th, 1868 in Bristol. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1938 at 69 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 444
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney