Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1938

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

• May 4 Carl von Ossietzky

  PEA - German journalist and activist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1889)

• May 4 Kanō Jigorō

  Japanese founder of judo (b. 1860)

• May 7 Octavian Goga

  Romanian politician, former prime minister (b. 1881)

• May 9 Thomas B. Thrige

  Danish businessman (b. 1866)

• May 11 George Lyon

  Canadian cricketer and golfer (d. 1938).

• May 11 Arnold Sauwen

  Flemish poet (hours of solitude), is killed at 81

• May 13 Charles Édouard Guillaume

  PHY - Swiss-french physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1861)

• May 14 Jacobus C J "Jacques" Hermans

  Actor (ghetto), passes away at 81

• May 16 Joseph Strauss

  American engineer, co designed the golden gate bridge (b. 1870)

• May 16 Stephen Fairbairn

  Oarsman / coach

• May 17 Jakob Ehrlich

  Austrian politician and zionist (born 1877).

• May 22 William Glackens

  American artist and illustrator (d. 1938).

• May 23 Frederick Ruple

  Swiss-american painter (d. 1938).

• May 23 Philip Kleintjes

  At 70, the republic leader dies

• May 30 Raden Sutomo

  At age 49, an indonesian freedom fighter dies.