Hermann Huppen

Belgian comic artist (1938–2026).

Born July 17th, 1938 in Bévercé.

Died March 22nd, 2026 at 87 years old in Brussels. ^[ref]

Pete La Roca

American drummer (1938–2012).

Born April 7th, 1938 in New York City.

Died November 20th, 2012 at 74 years old in New York City.

Francesco Coccopalmerio

Catholic cardinal.

Born March 6th, 1938 (age 88 years) in San Giuliano Milanese.

Michael Bar-Zohar

Israeli politician (born 1938).

Born January 30th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Sofia. ^[ref]

Myroslav Skoryk

Soviet and ukrainian composer (1938–2020).

Born July 13th, 1938 in Lviv.

Died June 1st, 2020 at 81 years old in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Edward Sokoine

Tanzanian prime minister (1938-1984).

Born August 1st, 1938 in Monduli District.

Died April 12th, 1984 at 45 years old (traffic collision).

Karl Schranz

Alpine skier.

Born November 18th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Sankt Anton am Arlberg.

Luisa Valenzuela

Argentine writer.

Born November 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Buenos Aires.

Ayong Maliksi

Filipino politician (1938–2021).

Born March 25th, 1938.

Died February 24th, 2021 at 82 years old

Rauno Aaltonen

Finnish rally driver, winner of the 1965 european rally championship.

Born January 7th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Turku.

Mohammed Gammoudi

Tunisian athlete.

Born February 11th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Sidi Aïch.

Joanne Brackeen

American jazz pianist and music educator.

Born July 26th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Ventura.

Mirko Novosel

Basketball player and coach (1938–2023).

Born June 30th, 1938 in Zagreb.

Died July 20th, 2023 at 85 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Julius Hemphill

American saxophonist (1938-1995).

Born January 24th, 1938 in Fort Worth.

Died April 2nd, 1995 at 57 years old in New York City.

Steve Cowper

Governor of alaska from 1986 to 1990.

Born August 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Petersburg.

Anna Wierzbicka

Polish linguist.

Born March 10th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Warsaw.

Tony Marshall

German pop singer (1938–2023).

Born February 3rd, 1938 in Baden-Baden.

Died February 16th, 2023 at 85 years old in Baden-Baden. ^[ref]

Juraj Jakubisko

Slovak director (1938–2023).

Born April 30th, 1938 in Kojšov. ^[ref]

Died February 24th, 2023 at 84 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Halit Akçatepe

Turkish actor (1938–2017).

Born January 1st, 1938 in Üsküdar.

Died March 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Derviş Eroğlu

President of northern cyprus, 2010–2015.

Born March 7th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Famagusta.

Boris Mikhailov

Ukrainian photographer (born 1938).

Born August 25th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Kharkiv.

Tony Oxley

British drummer (1938–2023).

Born June 15th, 1938 in Sheffield.

Died December 26th, 2023 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Abuna Merkorios

Fourth patriarch of the ethiopian orthodox tewahido church (1938–2022).

Born June 14th, 1938 in Begemder.

Died March 3rd, 2022 at 83 years old in Addis Ababa. ^[ref]

Simone de Oliveira

Portuguese singer and actress.

Born February 11th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Lisbon.

Claudio Cassinelli

Italian actor (1938–1985).

Born September 13th, 1938 in Bologna.

Died July 13th, 1985 at 46 years old in Page (aircraft crash).