In the year 1938
455 Notable deaths
Reginald Brooks-King
British archer (1861-1938).
Born August 27th, 1861 in Monmouth.
Died September 19th, 1938 at 77 years old in Honiton.
Cesare Facciani
Italian cyclist (1906–1938).
Born February 5th, 1906 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1938 at 32 years old in Turin.
Vladimir Ivanov
Soviet politician (1893-1938).
Born March 23rd, 1893 in Tula.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow Oblast.
William Quash
English footballer (1868-1938).
Born December 27th, 1868 in Barking.
Died May 17th, 1938 at 69 years old in Barking.
Otokar Fischer
Czech translator, playwright, poet and critic.
Born May 20th, 1883 in Kolín. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1938 at 54 years old in Dejvice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daria Pratt
Amateur golfer (1859–1938).
Born March 21st, 1859 in Cleveland.
Died June 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Cannes.
Edgar Lewis
American actor, film director and screenwriter (1875-1938).
Born June 22nd, 1875 in Holden.
Died May 21st, 1938 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Gerald Tait
Scottish sailor (1866–1938).
Born November 7th, 1866 in Campbeltown.
Died December 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Glasgow.
Félix Mesnil
Zoologist, biologist (1868-1938).
Born December 12th, 1868 in Omonville-la-Petite.
Died February 15th, 1938 at 69 years old in Paris.
Vasyl Verkhovynets
Ukrainian dancer and choreographer (1880–1938).
Born January 5th, 1880 in Staryi Mizun. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1938 at 58 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 455
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi