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In the year 1938
414 Notable deaths
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).
Dorothy Hale
Socialite, actress (1905-1938).
Born January 11th, 1905 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 21st, 1938 at 33 years old in New York City.
John Aasen
Actor (1890-1938).
Born March 5th, 1890 in Minneapolis.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 48 years old in Mendocino (pneumonia).
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]
Lampião
Brazilian bandit leader (1897-1938).
Born June 7th, 1897 in Serra Talhada.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 41 years old in Poço Redondo (ballistic trauma).
Gaganendranath Tagore
Indian painter and cartoonist of the bengal school (1867-1938).
Born September 18th, 1867 in Kolkata.
Died February 14th, 1938 at 70 years old in Kolkata.
Edmund Landau
German jewish mathematician (1877-1938).
Born February 14th, 1877 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1938 at 61 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Bruno Taut
German architect.
Born May 4th, 1880 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1938 at 58 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Henry Newbolt
English writer (1862–1938).
Born June 6th, 1862 in Bilston. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1938 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Bernd Rosemeyer
German racecar driver and icon of national-socialism.
Born October 14th, 1909 in Lingen.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 28 years old in Mörfelden-Walldorf.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 414
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