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In the year 1938

1,245 Notable birthdays

Perry Anderson

British historian (born 1938).

Born September 11th, 1938 (age 87 years) in London.

Bruce Babbitt

American lawyer and politician.

Born June 27th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Flagstaff.

Milan Mandarić

Serbian businessman.

Born September 5th, 1938 in Gospić.

Died October 4th, 2025 at 87 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Ricardo Lagos

Chilean politician, president of chile from 2000 to 2006.

Born March 2nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Santiago.

James G. Watt

United states secretary of the interior (1938-2023).

Born January 31st, 1938 in Lusk.

Died May 27th, 2023 at 85 years old in Wickenburg. [ref]

Loretta Long

American actress.

Born October 4th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Paw Paw.

Chung Mong-koo

South korean businessman.

Born March 19th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Gangwon Province.

Jacqueline Andere

Mexican actress.

Born August 20th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Mexico City.

Shyamala Gopalan

Indian-american biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009).

Born April 7th, 1938 in Chennai.

Died February 11th, 2009 at 70 years old in Oakland (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Stanley Fish

American literary theorist and lawyer (born 1938).

Born April 19th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Providence.

Gus Johnson

American basketball player (1938-1987).

Born December 13th, 1938 in Akron.

Died April 29th, 1987 at 48 years old in Akron (brain cancer).

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Japanese film director (1938-2020).

Born January 9th, 1938 in Onomichi.

Died April 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in Setagaya (lung cancer). [ref]

Daevid Allen

Australian musician (1938–2015).

Born January 13th, 1938 in Melbourne.

Died March 13th, 2015 at 77 years old in Byron Bay (cancer). [ref]

Larry Bryggman

American actor (b. 1938).

Born December 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Concord.

Giuliano Gemma

Italian actor (1938-2013).

Born September 2nd, 1938 in Rome. [ref]

Died October 1st, 2013 at 75 years old in Civitavecchia (traffic collision). [ref]

Fischer Black

American economist (1938–1995).

Born January 11th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 30th, 1995 at 57 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).

Keith O'Brien

British catholic cardinal (1938–2018).

Born March 17th, 1938 in Ballycastle.

Died March 19th, 2018 at 80 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (falling from height).

Bob Foster

American boxer (1938-2015).

Born April 27th, 1938 in Albuquerque.

Died November 21st, 2015 at 77 years old in Albuquerque.

Nida Fazli

Indian poet (1938-2016).

Born October 12th, 1938 in Gwalior.

Died February 8th, 2016 at 77 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).

Jaki Liebezeit

German musician.

Born May 26th, 1938 in Dresden. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne (pneumonia). [ref]

Georg Baselitz

German artist (born 1938).

Born January 23rd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Kamenz.

Heinz Fischer

Austrian politician (spö), 8th president of austria (born 1938).

Born October 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Graz. [ref]

Paddy Moloney

Irish musician.

Born August 1st, 1938 in Dublin.

Died October 12th, 2021 at 83 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Julie Felix

American musician.

Born June 14th, 1938 in Santa Barbara.

Died March 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Chorleywood. [ref]

Bertie Auld

Scottish footballer, football manager (1938–2021).

Born April 23rd, 1938 in Glasgow.

Died November 14th, 2021 at 83 years old in Glasgow. [ref]

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