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In the year 1938
1,358 Notable birthdays
Roland Topor
French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter (1938-1997).
Born January 7th, 1938 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 16th, 1997 at 59 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Melba Montgomery
American musician.
Born October 14th, 1938 in Iron City.
Died January 15th, 2025 at 86 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Roger Greenaway
English songwriter and record producer.
Born August 23rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Bristol.
István Szabó
Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director (born 1938).
Born February 18th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Budapest.
Patrick Spencer Johnson
American writer.
Born November 24th, 1938 in Watertown.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer).
Dale Hawkins
American rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist (1936-2010).
Born August 30th, 1938 in St. Mary Parish.
Died February 13th, 2010 at 71 years old in Little Rock (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Hermann Nitsch
Austrian artist (1938-2022).
Born August 29th, 1938 in Vienna.
Died April 18th, 2022 at 83 years old in Mistelbach. [ref]
Renata Adler
American author, journalist and film critic.
Born October 19th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Milan.
Tom Regan
American philosopher (1938–2017).
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [ref]
Les Murray
Australian poet and critic (1938-2019).
Born October 17th, 1938 in Nabiac.
Died April 29th, 2019 at 80 years old in Taree. [ref]
Ayaz Mutallibov
President of azerbaijan from 1990 to 1992.
Died March 27th, 2022 at 83 years old in Baku.
Tomas Lindahl
Nobel prize winning swedish biologist.
Born January 28th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Stockholm.
Maxim Shostakovich
Soviet, american and russian conductor and pianist.
Don Pedro Colley
American actor (1938–2017).
Born August 30th, 1938 in Klamath Falls.
Died October 11th, 2017 at 79 years old in Klamath Falls (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Radivoj Korać
Serbian basketball player (1938–1969).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Sombor.
Died June 2nd, 1969 at 30 years old in Sarajevo (car collision, blunt trauma).
Shamim Ara
Pakistani actor and film director.
Born March 22nd, 1938 in Aligarh.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 78 years old in London.
Martin Lee
Politician and barrister from hong kong.
Trina Robbins
American comic artist and comics historian (1938–2024).
Born August 17th, 1938 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Charles Simic
Serbian born american poet (1938-2023).
Born May 9th, 1938 in Belgrade.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Dover. [ref]
Fred Stolle
Australian tennis player.
Born October 8th, 1938 in Hornsby. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Deniz Baykal
Turkish attorney and statesperson (1938–2023).
Born July 20th, 1938 in Antalya.
Died February 11th, 2023 at 84 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Guare
American playwright and screenwriter (born 1938).
Born February 5th, 1938 (age 88 years) in New York City.
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