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In the year 1938
443 Notable deaths
Émile Cohl
French caricaturist (1857-1938).
Born January 4th, 1857 in Paris.
Died January 20th, 1938 at 81 years old in Paris, Villejuif (bronchopneumonia).
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.
Leopold Godowsky
Polish american pianist, composer, and teacher.
Born February 13th, 1870 in Vilnius, Žasliai. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1938 at 68 years old in New York City, Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
E. V. Lucas
British writer (1868-1938).
Born June 12th, 1868 in London.
Died June 26th, 1938 at 70 years old in Marylebone.
Bruno Taut
German architect.
Born May 4th, 1880 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1938 at 58 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Nikolai Kondratiev
Russian economist (1892-1938).
Born March 16th, 1892.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (ballistic trauma).
George Ellery Hale
American solar astronomer.
Born June 29th, 1868 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1938 at 69 years old in Pasadena.
Alma Gluck
American singer.
Born May 11th, 1884 in Bucharest.
Died October 27th, 1938 at 54 years old in Manhattan (liver failure).
George Foster Peabody
American banker and philanthropist.
Born July 27th, 1852 in Columbus.
Died March 4th, 1938 at 85 years old in Warm Springs.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 443
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin