Zbigniew Religa

Polish cardiac surgeon and politician (1938-2009).

Born December 16th, 1938 in Miedniewice, Masovian Voivodeship.

Died March 8th, 2009 at 70 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Satch Sanders

American basketball player and coach.

Born November 8th, 1938 (age 87 years) in New York City.

Morihiro Hosokawa

50th prime minister of japan.

Born January 14th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Tokyo.

Dean Reed

Singer, musician, actor, writer, director (1938-1986).

Born September 22nd, 1938 in Denver.

Died June 13th, 1986 at 47 years old in Zeuthen (drowning).

Ken Spears

American writer (1938-2020).

Born March 12th, 1938 in California. ^[ref]

Died November 6th, 2020 at 82 years old in Brea. ^[ref]

Jeri Taylor

American screenwriter (1938–2024).

Born June 30th, 1938 in Bloomington.

Died October 24th, 2024 at 86 years old in Davis. ^[ref]

Luigi Tenco

Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967).

Born March 21st, 1938 in Cassine.

Died January 27th, 1967 at 28 years old in Sanremo (gunshot wound).

Heino

German schlager singer.

Born December 13th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Düsseldorf.

Ian Brady

British serial killer, perpetrator of the moors murders (1938–2017).

Born January 2nd, 1938 in Glasgow.

Died May 15th, 2017 at 79 years old in Ashworth Hospital (lung disease).

Wim Kok

Dutch politician (1938–2018).

Born September 29th, 1938 in Bergambacht.

Died October 20th, 2018 at 80 years old in Amsterdam (heart failure). ^[ref]

Frank Mahovlich

Canadian ice hockey player and politician.

Born January 10th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Timmins.

Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama

10th panchen lama of the gelug school of tibetan buddhism (1938–1989).

Born February 19th, 1938 in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County.

Died January 28th, 1989 at 50 years old in Shigatse (myocardial infarction).

Fumio Demura

Martial artist (1938–2023).

Born September 15th, 1938 in Yokohama.

Died April 24th, 2023 at 84 years old in California. ^[ref]

Ishmael Reed

American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher.

Born February 22nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Chattanooga.

Joseph Brooks

American director and composer (1938-2011).

Born March 11th, 1938 in New York City.

Died May 22nd, 2011 at 73 years old in New York City (asphyxia). ^[ref]

Guy Roux

French football player and manager (born 1938).

Born October 18th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Colmar.

Ann Haydon-Jones

English tennis player.

Born October 7th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Birmingham.

Billie Jo Spears

Us country singer (1937–2011).

Born January 14th, 1938 in Beaumont.

Died December 14th, 2011 at 73 years old in Vidor (cancer). ^[ref]

Bobby Hebb

American singer-songwriter (1938-2010).

Born July 26th, 1938 in Nashville. ^[ref]

Died August 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Pauline Boty

Pop art painter (1938–1966).

Born March 6th, 1938 in London.

Died July 1st, 1966 at 28 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (thymoma).

Benjamin Mkapa

Tanzanian politician and former president (1938-2020).

Born November 12th, 1938 in Ndanda.

Died July 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Dar es Salaam (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Désirée Silfverschiöld

Swedish princess; elder sister of king carl xvi gustaf of sweden (1938–2026).

Born June 2nd, 1938 in Haga Palace.

Died January 21st, 2026 at 87 years old in Koberg Castle. ^[ref]

James Hal Cone

American theologian.

Born August 5th, 1938 in Fordyce.

Died April 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Lynn Carlin

Actress.

Born January 31st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Los Angeles.

Abulfaz Elchibey

2nd president of azerbaijan (1992–1993).

Born June 24th, 1938 in Kalaki.

Died August 22nd, 2000 at 62 years old in Ankara (cancer).