In the year 1938

403 Notable deaths

Nikolai Kondratiev

Russian economist (1892-1938).

Born March 16th, 1892.

Died September 17th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (ballistic trauma).

Émile Cohl

French caricaturist (1857-1938).

Born January 4th, 1857 in Paris. [ref]

Died January 20th, 1938 at 81 years old in Paris, Villejuif (bronchopneumonia). [ref]

E. V. Lucas

British writer (1868-1938).

Born June 12th, 1868 in London.

Died June 26th, 1938 at 70 years old in Marylebone.

George Ellery Hale

American solar astronomer.

Born June 29th, 1868 in Chicago. [ref]

Died February 21st, 1938 at 69 years old in Pasadena.

William Stern

German psychologist (1871-1938).

Born April 29th, 1871 in Berlin. [ref]

Died March 27th, 1938 at 66 years old in Durham. [ref]

Nikolai Krylenko

Russian revolutionary, politician and chess organiser (1885-1938).

Born May 14th, 1885.

Died July 29th, 1938 at 53 years old in Moscow.

Alma Gluck

American singer.

Born May 11th, 1884 in Bucharest.

Died October 27th, 1938 at 54 years old in Manhattan (liver failure).

William McDougall

British psychologist (1871–1938).

Born June 22nd, 1871 in Lancashire. [ref]

Died November 28th, 1938 at 67 years old in Durham. [ref]

Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of liechtenstein (1853-1938).

Born August 28th, 1853 in Mödling.

Died July 25th, 1938 at 84 years old in Valtice.

Owen Wister

American writer.

Born July 14th, 1860 in Germantown. [ref]

Died July 21st, 1938 at 78 years old in Kingston. [ref]

Deaths 81 to 90 of 403

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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld