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In the year 1938
1,356 Notable birthdays
Napoleon Chagnon
American anthropologist (1938–2019).
Born August 27th, 1938 in Port Austin. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2019 at 81 years old in Traverse City. [ref]
Peter Snell
New zealand athlete (1938–2019).
Born December 17th, 1938 in Ōpunake.
Died December 12th, 2019 at 80 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Mort Shuman
American songwriter (1938–1991).
Born November 12th, 1938 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1991 at 52 years old in London (liver cancer).
Eric Gale
American jazz guitarist (1938–1994).
Born September 20th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died May 25th, 1994 at 55 years old in Baja California peninsula (lung cancer).
Giora Epstein
Israeli fighter pilots (1938–2025).
Died July 19th, 2025 at 87 years old in Ramat HaSharon. [ref]
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director (1938-2017).
Born November 27th, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Spanish royal (1938-2015); son of infante alfonso, duke of calabria and princess alicia of bourbon-parma.
Born January 16th, 1938 in Lausanne.
Died October 5th, 2015 at 77 years old in Retuerta del Bullaque.
Doug Moe
American basketball player and coach.
Born September 21st, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died February 17th, 2026 at 87 years old in San Antonio. [ref]
John Corigliano
American composer (born 1938).
Born February 16th, 1938 (age 88 years) in New York City.
Michèle Girardon
French actress (1938–1975).
Born August 8th, 1938 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died March 25th, 1975 at 36 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon (drug overdose).
Leonardo Favio
Argentine singer, actor and filmmaker (1938–2012).
Born May 28th, 1938 in Mendoza Province, Las Catitas. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2012 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia). [ref]
Dan Vadis
American actor (1938-1987).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Shanghai.
Died June 11th, 1987 at 49 years old in Lancaster (drug overdose).
Jimmy Carl Black
American musician (1938–2008).
Born February 1st, 1938 in El Paso.
Died November 1st, 2008 at 70 years old in Siegsdorf (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Iraqi politician (1938-2007).
Born February 22nd, 1938 in Mosul.
Died March 20th, 2007 at 69 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Manuel Santana
Spanish tennis player (1938–2021).
Born May 10th, 1938 in Madrid.
Died December 11th, 2021 at 83 years old in Marbella. [ref]
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Iranian entertainer (1936–1992).
Born October 7th, 1938 in Tehran.
Died August 8th, 1992 at 53 years old in Bonn (assassination). [ref]
Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter (1938–2017).
Born April 20th, 1938 in Sydney.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Mandurah (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Nino Benvenuti
Italian boxer.
Born April 26th, 1938 in Izola.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bobby Charles
American singer-songwriter.
Born February 21st, 1938 in Abbeville.
Died January 14th, 2010 at 71 years old in Abbeville. [ref]
Alton Ellis
Jamaican musician (1938–2008).
Born September 1st, 1938 in Kingston.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 70 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Chiung Yao
Taiwanese writer and film producer (1938-2024).
Born April 20th, 1938 in Chengtu.
Died December 4th, 2024 at 86 years old in Tamsui District (charcoal-burning suicide). [ref]
Larry Wilson
American football player, coach, executive (1938–2020).
Born March 24th, 1938 in Rigby.
Died September 17th, 2020 at 82 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
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