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In the year 1938

1,245 Notable birthdays

Herbie Flowers

English musician.

Born May 19th, 1938 in Isleworth. [ref]

Died September 5th, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]

Jay Garner

United states army general and united states marine.

Born April 15th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Arcadia.

Marcello Gandini

Italian freelance designer (1938–2024).

Born August 26th, 1938 in Turin.

Died March 13th, 2024 at 85 years old in Rivoli. [ref]

Lilly Ledbetter

American businesswoman (1938–2024).

Born April 14th, 1938 in Possum Trot.

Died October 12th, 2024 at 86 years old in Birmingham. [ref]

Stephen F. Cohen

American historian (1938-2020).

Born November 25th, 1938 in Owensboro.

Died September 18th, 2020 at 81 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]

Michael Sheard

Scottish actor.

Born June 18th, 1938 in Boston.

Died August 31st, 2005 at 67 years old in Isle of Wight (cancer).

Prince Buster

Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (1938-2016).

Born May 24th, 1938 in Kingston. [ref]

Died September 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Miami. [ref]

Venetia Stevenson

British actress (1938–2022).

Born March 10th, 1938 in London.

Died September 26th, 2022 at 84 years old in Atlanta (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Paul Morrissey

American film director (1938–2024).

Born February 23rd, 1938 in Manhattan.

Died October 28th, 2024 at 86 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]

Jeff Barry

American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.

Born April 3rd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Brooklyn.

César Luis Menotti

Argentine footballer and manager (1938–2024).

Born November 5th, 1938 in Rosario.

Died May 5th, 2024 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires (stomach cancer). [ref]

Caryl Churchill

British dramatist.

Born September 3rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in London.

Les Aspin

American politician (1938-1995).

Born July 21st, 1938 in Milwaukee.

Died May 21st, 1995 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).

Norman Fowler

British politician (born 1938).

Born February 2nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Chelmsford.

Murtala Muhammed

Nigerian politician and general (1938–1976).

Born November 8th, 1938 in Kano.

Died February 13th, 1976 at 37 years old in Lagos.

Michael Pataki

American actor (1938-2010).

Born January 16th, 1938 in Youngstown.

Died April 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]

Don Black

English lyricist.

Born June 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in London.

Neil Abercrombie

Governor of hawaii from 2010 to 2014.

Born June 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Buffalo. [ref]

Lucien Bouchard

Bloc québécois canadian politician.

Born December 22nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Saint-Cœur-de-Marie.

Karin Dor

German actress (1938-2017).

Born February 22nd, 1938 in Wiesbaden.

Died November 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]

Ivan Sutherland

American computer scientist and internet pioneer.

Born May 16th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Hastings.

P.J. Proby

American singer, songwriter, and actor.

Born November 6th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Houston.

Holger Czukay

German bass-guitarist and co-founder of "can" (1938-2017).

Born March 24th, 1938 in Gdańsk.

Died September 5th, 2017 at 79 years old in Weilerswist.

Robert Hughes

Australian critic, historian, and writer (1938–2012).

Born July 28th, 1938 in Sydney. [ref]

Died August 6th, 2012 at 74 years old in The Bronx (disease). [ref]

Chuni Goswami

Indian footballer and cricketer (1938-2020).

Born January 15th, 1938 in Kishoreganj District.

Died April 30th, 2020 at 82 years old in Kolkata.

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