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In the year 1938

1,358 Notable birthdays

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 88 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.

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.

J.J. Cale

American musician (1938–2013).

Born December 5th, 1938 in Oklahoma City.

Died July 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Roger Boisjoly

American aerospace engineer (1938–2012).

Born April 25th, 1938 in Lowell.

Died January 6th, 2012 at 73 years old in Nephi (cancer). [ref]

Marla Adams

American actress (1938–2024).

Born August 28th, 1938 in Ocean City.

Died April 25th, 2024 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Victor Chernomyrdin

Russian diplomat and politician (1938-2010).

Born April 9th, 1938 in Chorny Otrog.

Died November 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Koko Taylor

American chicago blues musician.

Born September 28th, 1938 in Memphis.

Died June 3rd, 2009 at 70 years old in Chicago (surgical complications). [ref]

Jerzy Skolimowski

Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor.

Born May 5th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Łódź.

Frank Converse

American actor.

Born May 22nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in St. Louis.

Hudson Austin

Grenadian revolutionary and politician (1938–2022).

Born April 26th, 1938 in Grenada.

Died September 24th, 2022 at 84 years old in St. George's. [ref]

Sai Paranjpye

Indian film director.

Born March 19th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Lucknow. [ref]

Barry Jackson

British actor (1938–2013).

Born March 29th, 1938 in Birmingham.

Died December 5th, 2013 at 75 years old in London (stroke).

Galina Dzhugashvili

Russian translator (1938-2007).

Born February 19th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died August 27th, 2007 at 69 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]

Carl Gottlieb

American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive.

Born March 18th, 1938 (age 88 years) in New York City.

Robert Smithson

American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973).

Born January 2nd, 1938 in Passaic.

Died July 20th, 1973 at 35 years old in Amarillo (aviation accident).

M. M. Kalburgi

Indian writer, scholar.

Born November 28th, 1938 in Vijayapura.

Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Dharwad. [ref]

Lindsay Kemp

British mime (1938-2018).

Born May 3rd, 1938 in South Shields.

Died August 25th, 2018 at 80 years old in Livorno (cardiac arrest). [ref]

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