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In the year 1938
1,358 Notable birthdays
Rory Storm
English musician (1938–1972).
Born January 7th, 1938 in Liverpool.
Died September 28th, 1972 at 34 years old in Liverpool (drug overdose).
Paul Bartel
American actor, screenwriter and director (1938-2000).
Born August 6th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, liver cancer).
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]
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.
Diane Varsi
American actress (1938-1992).
Born March 23rd, 1938 in San Mateo.
Died November 19th, 1992 at 54 years old in Hollywood (Lyme disease).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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]
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]
Luana Anders
American actress (1938-1996).
Born May 12th, 1938 in New York City.
Died July 21st, 1996 at 58 years old in Mar Vista (breast cancer).
Frank Mahovlich
Canadian ice hockey player and politician.
Born January 10th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Timmins.
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