In the year 1938

443 Notable deaths

Vasily Blyukher

Soviet marshal (1889–1938).

Born December 1st, 1889 in Barschinka.

Died November 9th, 1938 at 48 years old in Moscow (thrombosis).

Isabelo de los Reyes

Filipino politician.

Born July 7th, 1864 in Vigan.

Died October 10th, 1938 at 74 years old in Manila.

Lev Shestov

Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938).

Born February 5th, 1866 in Kyiv.

Died November 19th, 1938 at 72 years old in Paris.

Max Factor

American businessman (1872–1938).

Born September 15th, 1877 in Zduńska Wola.

Died August 30th, 1938 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills.

César Vallejo

Peruvian writer.

Born March 16th, 1892 in Santiago de Chuco. [ref]

Died April 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]

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]

Richard Bruno Heydrich

German opera singer, composer, singer and music educator (1865-1938).

Born February 23rd, 1865 in Leuben.

Died August 24th, 1938 at 73 years old in Halle (Saale).

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.

Alfonsina Storni

Argentine writer.

Born May 29th, 1892 in Capriasca. [ref]

Died October 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Mar del Plata. [ref]

Jean Longuet

French politician (1876-1938).

Born May 10th, 1876 in London. [ref]

Died September 11th, 1938 at 62 years old in Aix-les-Bains (traffic collision). [ref]

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Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé