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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Luz Marina Zuluaga

Colombian beauty queen (1938–2015).

Born October 31st, 1938 in Pereira.

Died December 2nd, 2015 at 77 years old in Manizales.

John Guare

American playwright and screenwriter (born 1938).

Born February 5th, 1938 (age 88 years) in New York City.

Tony Renis

Italian singer.

Born May 13th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Milan.

Martin Koeman

Dutch footballer (1938-2013).

Born July 26th, 1938 in Purmerend.

Died December 18th, 2013 at 75 years old in Leeuwarden (heart failure).

Dan Burton

American politician.

Born June 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Indianapolis.

Michael Verhoeven

German film director, screenwriter and actor (1938–2024).

Born July 13th, 1938 in Berlin.

Died April 22nd, 2024 at 85 years old in Grünwald. [ref]

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

Palastinien businessman.

Born April 22nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Jaffa.

Josef Koudelka

Czech–french photographer (b. 1938).

Born January 10th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Boskovice. [ref]

Jiří Menzel

Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020).

Born February 23rd, 1938 in Prague. [ref]

Died September 5th, 2020 at 82 years old in Prague (COVID-19). [ref]

Konrad Kujau

German illustrator and forger (1938–2000).

Born June 27th, 1938 in Löbau.

Died September 12th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stuttgart (laryngeal cancer).

Leonardo Boff

Brazilian catholic liberation theologian (born 1938).

Born December 14th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Concórdia.

Frederic Rzewski

American pianist and composer (1938–2021).

Born April 13th, 1938 in Westfield.

Died June 26th, 2021 at 83 years old in Montiano. [ref]

Helena Kallianiotes

American film actress.

Born March 24th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Greece.

Chuan Leekpai

Thai politician.

Born July 28th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Trang. [ref]

Daniel Buren

Artist from france (born 1938).

Born March 25th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Mamadou Tandja

President of niger from 1999 to 2010.

Born July 20th, 1938 in Maïné-Soroa.

Died November 24th, 2020 at 82 years old in Niamey. [ref]

William Bolcom

American composer (born 1938).

Born May 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Seattle.

Michael Laughlin

American film director, producer and screenwriter (1938–2021).

Born November 28th, 1938 in United States.

Died October 27th, 2021 at 82 years old in Honolulu (COVID-19). [ref]

Enzo G. Castellari

Italian film director.

Born July 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Rome.

Ti-Grace Atkinson

American feminist author.

Born November 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Baton Rouge.

Fred Stolle

Australian tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1938 in Hornsby. [ref]

Died March 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]

Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton

British noble (1938-2010).

Born September 13th, 1938 in London.

Died June 5th, 2010 at 71 years old in Dirleton (dementia). [ref]

Ingrid Caven

German-french film actress and singer.

Born August 3rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Saarbrücken.

Solomon H. Snyder

American neuroscientist (born 1938).

Born December 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Washington, D.C..

Jan Assmann

German egyptologist (1938–2024).

Born July 7th, 1938 in Langelsheim.

Died February 19th, 2024 at 85 years old in Constance. [ref]

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