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In the year 1938
414 Notable deaths
César Vallejo
Peruvian writer.
Born March 16th, 1892 in Santiago de Chuco. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alfonsina Storni
Argentine writer.
Born May 29th, 1892 in Capriasca. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Mar del Plata. [ref]
Lev Shestov
Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938).
Born February 12th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died November 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris.
Vasily Blyukher
Soviet military commander (1889-1938).
Born December 1st, 1890 in Barschinka.
Died November 9th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow (thrombosis).
Ynes Mexia
Mexican-american botanist (1870-1938).
Born May 24th, 1870 in Georgetown.
Died July 12th, 1938 at 68 years old in Berkeley (breast cancer).
Anna Marie Hahn
American serial killer.
Born July 7th, 1906 in Bavaria.
Died December 7th, 1938 at 32 years old in Ohio Penitentiary (electrocution).
Pearl White
American actress (1889–1938).
Born March 4th, 1889 in Green Ridge. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1938 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Robert Wiene
German film director.
Born April 24th, 1873 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Steve Bloomer
English footballer and manager (1874-1938).
Born January 20th, 1874 in West Midlands.
Died April 16th, 1938 at 64 years old in Derby.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 414
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