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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Terry Davis

British politician (1938–2024).

Born January 5th, 1938 in Stourbridge.

Died December 9th, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]

Giorgos Sideris

Greek footballer.

Born April 5th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Piraeus.

Henk Groot

Dutch footballer (1938–2022).

Born April 22nd, 1938 in Zaandijk.

Died May 11th, 2022 at 84 years old in Zaandam. [ref]

Aart Staartjes

Dutch actor (1938–2020).

Born March 1st, 1938 in Nieuwendam. [ref]

Died January 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Groningen, Leeuwarden (traffic collision). [ref]

Mike Smith

English football manager.

Born January 1st, 1938 in Hendon.

Died July 22nd, 2021 at 83 years old [ref]

Friedhelm Konietzka

German football player and manager (1938–2012).

Born August 2nd, 1938 in Lünen.

Died March 12th, 2012 at 73 years old in Brunnen (passive euthanasia). [ref]

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen

Dutch physicist.

Born October 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Utrecht.

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

French actor.

Born October 30th, 1938 (age 87 years) in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Theodor Kallifatides

Greek-swedish writer.

Born March 12th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Molaoi.

Adolf Scherer

Slovak footballer (1938–2023).

Born May 5th, 1938 in Priekopa. [ref]

Died July 22nd, 2023 at 85 years old in Saint-Gilles. [ref]

Heinrich August Winkler

German historian (born 1938).

Born December 19th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Königsberg.

Gustav Hägglund

Finnish general and former chief of defence.

Born September 6th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Vyborg.

Pachín

Spanish footballer (1938–2021).

Born December 28th, 1938 in Torrelavega.

Died February 10th, 2021 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]

John Darley

American psychologist (1938–2018).

Born April 3rd, 1938 in Jaffa.

Died August 31st, 2018 at 80 years old in Lawrenceville.

Neil Ashcroft

British physicist (1938–2021).

Born November 27th, 1938 in London.

Died March 15th, 2021 at 82 years old in Ithaca.

Butch Moore

Irish singer (1938-2001).

Born January 10th, 1938 in Dublin.

Died April 3rd, 2001 at 63 years old (myocardial infarction).

Adam Daniel Rotfeld

Polish politician.

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

Lena Granhagen

Swedish actress and singer.

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

Chang Chun-hsiung

Lawyer and former prime minister of taiwan (1938–2025).

Born March 23rd, 1938 in Kagi City.

Died September 27th, 2025 at 87 years old in Kaohsiung. [ref]

Alan Rees

Racecar driver (1938–2024).

Born January 12th, 1938 in Newport.

Died September 6th, 2024 at 86 years old in Ascot. [ref]

Carlos Garnett

Panamanian-american musician.

Born December 1st, 1938 in Panama Canal Zone.

Died March 3rd, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]

Yalçın Küçük

Turkish writer and political scientist (born 1938).

Born July 1st, 1938 in İskenderun.

Died April 6th, 2026 at 87 years old

Olexander Omelchenko

Ukrainian politician.

Born August 9th, 1938 in Zoziv.

Died November 25th, 2021 at 83 years old in Kyiv (COVID-19).

Cayetano Ré

Paraguayan footballer (1938–2013).

Born February 7th, 1938 in Asunción.

Died November 26th, 2013 at 75 years old in Elche. [ref]

Sebastian Brock

British syriacist.

Born February 24th, 1938 (age 88 years) in London.

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