Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1938

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1938. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

Dec. 8 Friedrich Glauser
Austrian-swiss author (d. 1938).
Dec. 11 Christian Lous Lange
Norwegian historian and educator, nobel prize laureate (b. 1869).
Dec. 19 Stephen Warfield Gambrill
American lawyer and politician (b. 1873).
Dec. 20 Annie Armstrong
American missionary (born 1850).
Dec. 20 Lida Howell
American archer (b. 1859).
Dec. 22 Aarne Pohjonen
Dec. 22 Johannes Wilhjelm
Dec. 22 Albert Fraenkel
Dec. 23 Robert Herrick
Dec. 23 Giuseppe Broglia
Dec. 24 Bruno Taut
German architect and urban planner (b. 1880).
Dec. 24 Lev Skrbenský Hříště
Dec. 24 Jack Pratt
Dec. 24 Giuseppe Marini
Dec. 24 Philippe Féquant
Dec. 25 Karel Capek
Czech writer famous for coining the term 'robot'.
Dec. 26 Walter Pasella
Dec. 27 Calvin Bridges
American geneticist and academic (d. 1938).
Dec. 27 Zona Gale
American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1874).
Dec. 27 Osip Mandelstam
Polish-russian poet and critic (b. 1891).
Dec. 27 Emile Vandervelde
Dec. 27 Osip Ėmil'evič Mandel'štam
Dec. 27 Eugène Chaperon
Dec. 28 Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence was a pioneering Canadian-American actress, often referred to as "The First Movie Star." She appeared in nearly 300 films during the silent film era and was one of the first film actors to be publicly recognized and credited by name. [bio]
Dec. 30 Augusto Frediani