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In the year 1938

1,245 Notable birthdays

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 (myocardial infarction, alcoholism). [ref]

Terry Wogan

Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016).

Born August 3rd, 1938 in Limerick. [ref]

Died January 31st, 2016 at 77 years old in Taplow (cancer). [ref]

Pat Buchanan

American politician and commentator.

Born November 2nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Washington, D.C..

Girish Karnad

Indian playwright, theatre personality.

Born May 19th, 1938 in Matheran.

Died June 26th, 2019 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Sanjeev Kumar

Accomplished indian film actor (1938-1985).

Born July 9th, 1938 in Surat.

Died November 6th, 1985 at 47 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).

John Dean

American lawyer, politician.

Born October 14th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Akron.

Rod Laver

Australian tennis player.

Born August 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Rockhampton. [ref]

Farah Pahlavi

Empress consort of iran from 1959 to 1979.

Born October 14th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Tehran.

Leon Panetta

American politician, secretary of defense 2011–2013.

Born June 28th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Monterey.

Ronny Cox

American actor and musician.

Born July 23rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Cloudcroft.

Charles Starkweather

American spree killer (1938–1959).

Born November 24th, 1938 in Lincoln.

Died June 25th, 1959 at 20 years old in Lincoln, Nebraska State Penitentiary (electrocution).

Wolfman Jack

American dj and music tv host (1938–1995).

Born January 21st, 1938 in Brooklyn.

Died July 1st, 1995 at 57 years old in Belvidere (myocardial infarction).

Peter Jennings

Canadian-american broadcast journalist (1938–2005).

Born July 29th, 1938 in Toronto.

Died August 7th, 2005 at 67 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]

Ralph Bakshi

American animator and filmmaker.

Born October 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Haifa.

Judy Blume

American children's writer (born 1938).

Born February 12th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Elizabeth.

S. Janaki

Indian singer.

Born April 23rd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Repalle.

Liv Ullmann

Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1938).

Born December 16th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Tokyo.

Gary Gygax

American writer and game designer (1938-2008).

Born July 27th, 1938 in Chicago.

Died March 4th, 2008 at 69 years old in Lake Geneva (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Gary Gygax

American writer and game designer (1938-2008).

Born July 27th, 1938 in Chicago.

Died March 4th, 2008 at 69 years old in Lake Geneva (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Joyce Carol Oates

American author.

Born June 16th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Lockport. [ref]

Richard Beymer

American actor (born 1938).

Born February 20th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Avoca.

Donald Knuth

American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938).

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

Paula Prentiss

American actress.

Born March 4th, 1938 (age 88 years) in San Antonio.

Jerry Rubin

American activist.

Born July 14th, 1938 in Cincinnati.

Died November 28th, 1994 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle).

Madge Sinclair

Jamaican actress (1938–1995).

Born April 28th, 1938 in Kingston.

Died December 20th, 1995 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

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