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In the year 1938
1,358 Notable birthdays
Stephen Breyer
Us supreme court justice from 1994 to 2022.
Born August 15th, 1938 (age 87 years) in San Francisco.
Claudia Cardinale
French-italian actress (1938–2025).
Born April 15th, 1938 in La Goulette. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2025 at 87 years old in Nemours. [ref]
Nicos
German singer and actress (1938–1988).
Born October 16th, 1938 in Cologne. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1988 at 49 years old in Ibiza (bicycle accident). [ref]
Helen
Indian film actress and dancer of anglo-burmese descent.
Born November 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Yangon.
Jean Seberg
American actress (1938–1979).
Born November 13th, 1938 in Marshalltown.
Died August 30th, 1979 at 40 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose).
Kofi Annan
7th secretary-general of the united nations (1938-2018).
Born April 8th, 1938 in Kumasi. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2018 at 80 years old in Bern (disease). [ref]
Klaus Schwab
German economist, founder of world economic forum.
Born March 30th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Ravensburg.
Michael Rockefeller
American anthropologist and art collector (1938–1961).
Born May 18th, 1938 in Manhattan.
Died November 19th, 1961 at 23 years old in Asmat.
Fela Kuti
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997).
Born October 15th, 1938 in Abeokuta.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 58 years old in Lagos (death from AIDS-related complications).
Juan Carlos I of Spain
King of spain from 1975 to 2014.
Born January 5th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Rome. [ref]
Maxine Waters
United states representative from california since 1991.
Born August 15th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Kinloch.
Fred Trump Jr.
American airplane pilot; elder brother of donald trump.
Born October 14th, 1938 in Queens. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1981 at 42 years old in Jamaica (alcoholism, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Romy Schneider
German-french actress (1938–1982).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1982 at 43 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sonny Barger
American outlaw biker (1938–2022).
Born October 8th, 1938 in Modesto.
Died June 29th, 2022 at 83 years old in Livermore (liver cancer). [ref]
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1980 to 2013 (born 1938).
Born January 31st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Baarn.
Oscar Robertson
American basketball player.
Born November 24th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Charlotte. [ref]
Charley Pride
American country musician (1934–2020).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Sledge. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2020 at 82 years old in Dallas (COVID-19). [ref]
Rudolf Nureyev
Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1938–1993).
Born March 17th, 1938 in Razdolnoe.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 54 years old in Levallois-Perret (cobalt).
David Irving
British author and holocaust denier (born 1938).
Born March 24th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Brentwood.
Sherman Hemsley
American actor (1938–2012).
Born February 1st, 1938 in South Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in El Paso (lung cancer, superior vena cava syndrome). [ref]
Pat Buchanan
American politician and commentator.
Born November 2nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Washington, D.C..
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