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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Shwikar

Egyptian actor and comedian (1938–2020).

Born November 4th, 1938 in Alexandria.

Died August 14th, 2020 at 81 years old in Cairo. [ref]

Ray Dennis Steckler

Actor, director, producer, cinematographer (1938-2009).

Born January 25th, 1938 in Reading.

Died January 7th, 2009 at 70 years old in Las Vegas Valley. [ref]

Wu Yi

Vice premier of china.

Born November 17th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Wuhan.

Nieves Navarro

Spanish actress.

Born November 10th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Almería.

Steven Rose

British biologist and neurobiologist (1938–2025).

Born July 4th, 1938 in London.

Died July 9th, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]

Franco Califano

Italian singer-songwriter (1938-2013).

Born September 14th, 1938 in Tripoli.

Died March 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]

Howard McKeon

American politician.

Born September 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Los Angeles.

Lester Bird

Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1938-2021).

Born February 21st, 1938 in New York City.

Died August 9th, 2021 at 83 years old in Antigua. [ref]

Laszlo Toth

Australian geologist known for vandalism.

Born July 1st, 1938 in Pilisvörösvár.

Died September 11th, 2012 at 74 years old in Strathfield.

Alexander Prokhanov

Soviet and russian writer and political activist.

Born February 26th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Tbilisi.

Ivan Rassimov

Italian actor (1938-2003).

Born May 7th, 1938 in Trieste.

Died March 14th, 2003 at 64 years old in Rome.

Charles H. Moore

American computer programmer.

Born September 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in McKeesport. [ref]

Christiane Hörbiger

Austrian actress (1938–2022).

Born October 13th, 1938 in Vienna.

Died November 30th, 2022 at 84 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Tatiana Troyanos

Classical music and opera singer (1938-1993).

Born September 12th, 1938 in New York City.

Died August 21st, 1993 at 54 years old in New York City (breast cancer).

Scilla Gabel

Italian actress.

Born January 4th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Rimini.

Nagat Elsaghira

Egyptian singer and actress.

Born August 11th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Cairo.

Mike Mainieri

American vibraphonist.

Born July 4th, 1938 (age 87 years) in New York City.

Luis Artime

Argentine footballer.

Born December 2nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Mendoza.

Per Kirkeby

Danish artist (1938-2018).

Born September 1st, 1938 in Copenhagen.

Died May 9th, 2018 at 79 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Dennis Oppenheim

American artist, sculptor and photographer (1938–2011).

Born September 6th, 1938 in Electric City.

Died January 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]

Sheila Widnall

American aerospace researcher and educator.

Born July 13th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Tacoma.

Corine Rottschäfer

Dutch model and beauty queen (1938–2020).

Born May 8th, 1938 in Hoorn.

Died September 24th, 2020 at 82 years old [ref]

Johnny Rebel

American singer-songwriter (1938–2016).

Born September 25th, 1938 in Moss Bluff.

Died September 3rd, 2016 at 77 years old in Rayne. [ref]

Gary Starkweather

American inventor and engineer (1938–2019).

Born January 9th, 1938 in Lansing. [ref]

Died December 26th, 2019 at 81 years old in Orlando.

Michael Löwy

French sociologist.

Born May 6th, 1938 (age 87 years) in São Paulo.

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