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In the year 1938
1,245 Notable birthdays
Nico
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]
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]
Klaus Schwab
German economist, founder of world economic forum.
Born March 30th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Ravensburg.
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).
Maxine Waters
U.s. representative from california.
Born August 15th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Kinloch.
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]
Michael Rockefeller
Youngest son of new york governor nelson aldrich rockefeller.
Born May 18th, 1938 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 1963 at 24 years old in Asmat. [ref]
Juan Carlos I of Spain
King of spain from 1975 to 2014.
Born January 5th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Rome. [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]
Paul Verhoeven
Dutch film director and screenwriter.
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1980 to 2013 (born 1938).
Born January 31st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Baarn.
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]
Oscar Robertson
American basketball player.
Born November 24th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Charlotte. [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 (death from AIDS-related complications).
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]
David Irving
British author and holocaust denier (born 1938).
Born March 24th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Brentwood.
Janet Reno
Former attorney general of the united states (1938-2016).
Born July 21st, 1938 in Miami. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2016 at 78 years old in Miami (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
John Eleuthère du Pont
American heir to the du pont family fortune, ornithologist, conchologist, murderer (1938–2010).
Born November 22nd, 1938 in Philadelphia.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 72 years old in State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Alberto Fujimori
President of peru from 1990 to 2000.
Born July 26th, 1938 in Lima. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2024 at 86 years old in San Borja (tongue cancer). [ref]
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