Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1938

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 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

• Feb. 3 Manuel Linares Rivas
• Feb. 3 Savino Varazzani
• Feb. 5 Hans Litten

  Courageous German lawyer who famously cross-examined Adolf Hitler in 1931 and was later persecuted by the Nazi regime, dying in a...

• Feb. 5 Walter Augustin Villiger
• Feb. 5 Axel Ljung
• Feb. 6 Marianne von Werefkin

  Russian-swiss painter (d. 1938).

• Feb. 7 Harvey Firestone

  American businessman founded firestone tire and rubber company (d. 38).

• Feb. 7 Francis Gladheim Pease
• Feb. 8 Olga Taratuta

  Ukrainian jewish anarchist (b. 1876).

• Feb. 9 Richard A. Whiting
• Feb. 9 Gustaf Bergström
• Feb. 11 Kalle Korhonen

  Finnish politician (b. 1878).

• Feb. 15 Valerij Pavlovič Čkalov
• Feb. 16 Lev Sedov
• Feb. 16 Otto zur Linde
• Feb. 18 David King Udall

  American missionary and politician (b. 1851).

• Feb. 18 Matvej Petrovič Bronštejn
• Feb. 18 Leopoldo Lugones
• Feb. 18 Edward Anseele
• Feb. 18 Louis de La Vallée-Poussin
• Feb. 19 Walter Friedensburg
• Feb. 19 Adomas Jakštas
• Feb. 20 Ciro Terranova
• Feb. 21 George Ellery Hale

  Hale is known for his contributions to the field of astronomy, including the development of the spectroheliograph and his work on the study...

• Feb. 21 George C. Beresford
• Feb. 28 Louis Bonneau
• Feb. 28 Ettore De Maria Bergler