Famous people and celebrities who died in March 1938

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

  • March 1 Gabriele D'Annunzio

    Italian journalist and politician (b. 1863)

  • March 2 Ben Harney

    American composer and pianist (born in 1871)

  • March 4 George Foster Peabody

    American banker and philanthropist (b. 1852)

  • March 7 Andreas Michalakopoulos

    Greek politician, 116th prime minister of greece (b. 1876)

  • March 9 Sydney Baynes

    Composer dies at 59

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    March 13 Clarence Darrow

    American lawyer, best known for his "scopes trial" in 1925, where he defended william jennings bryan. his cases were a common topic of conversation. he defended a schoolteacher who was accused of illegally teaching darwin theory of evolution in the scopes trial. his autobiography, "the story of my life", was published in 1932. died 3/13/1938.

  • March 13 Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin

    Russian politician and intellectual (born in 1888).

  • March 18 Cyril Rootham

    Composer dies at 62

  • March 21 Oscar Apfel

    Actor (inspiration), passes away at 60

  • March 24 Yondonwangchug

    Mongolian politician (b. 1870)

  • March 27 William Stern

    German philosopher and psychologist, he is known as a pioneer in intelligence and personality psychology. he is credited with inventing the intelligence quotient (or iq), which divides the developmental age by its chronological counterpart.

  • March 31 Willem J T Kloos

    Dutch poet / critic (new guide), dies at the age of 78