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. 4 Dina Appeldoorn

  Dutch composer / pianist, dies at the age of 54

• Dec. 5 Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn

  54 years old, composer / pianist

• Dec. 7 Anna Marie Hahn

  German-born serial killer from america (born in 1906).

• Dec. 8 Friedrich Glauser

  Austrian-swiss author (d. 1938)

• Dec. 10 Mario Pilati

  Composer dies at 35

• Dec. 11 Christian Lous Lange

  PEA - Norwegian historian and educator, nobel prize laureate (b. 1869)

• Dec. 14 Marie FM Emmanuel

  French composer / musicologist salamine dies at 76

• 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. 23 Robert Herrick

  American writer, chimes, dies at the age of 70

• Dec. 24 Bruno Taut

  German architect and urban planner (b. 1880)

• Dec. 25 Karel Capek

  Czech writer famous for coining the term 'robot'.

• 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

  Belgian secretary-of-state (bwp) dies at 72.

• Dec. 28 Florence Lawrence

  Silent screen actress (confidence) dies at 48

• Dec. 31 Richard N Roland Holst

  Dutch painter/artist, dies at the age of 70.