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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Wu Guanzheng

Chinese politician.

Born October 18th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Yugan County.

Alexander von Schlippenbach

German jazz pianist and composer.

Born April 7th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Berlin.

Marion Game

French actress (1938–2023).

Born July 31st, 1938 in Casablanca. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 2023 at 84 years old in Clamart. [ref]

Marcia Freedman

Israeli politician.

Born May 17th, 1938 in Newark. [ref]

Died September 21st, 2021 at 83 years old in South Berkeley. [ref]

Nikola Kotkov

Bulgarian footballer (1938-1971).

Born December 9th, 1938 in Sofia.

Died June 30th, 1971 at 32 years old in Vitinya Pass (traffic collision).

V. Mohini Giri

Indian activist.

Born January 15th, 1938 in Lucknow.

Died December 19th, 2023 at 85 years old

Saad Eddin Ibrahim

Egyptian activist (1938–2023).

Born December 3rd, 1938 in Bedeen.

Died September 29th, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]

Juha Vainio

Finnish singer-songwriter, lyricist and teacher.

Born May 10th, 1938 in Kotka.

Died October 29th, 1990 at 52 years old in Gryon (myocardial infarction).

Andrea Branzi

Italian architect and designer (1938–2023).

Born November 30th, 1938 in Florence.

Died October 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]

Nikolay Karpol

Soviet-russian volleyball coach (born 1938).

Born May 1st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Biareznica.

Michael Berridge

British biochemist (1938–2020).

Born October 22nd, 1938 in Kadoma.

Died February 12th, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]

Robion Kirby

American mathematician.

Born February 25th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Chicago.

Janusz Zajdel

Science fiction writer, physicist (1938-1985).

Born August 15th, 1938 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died July 19th, 1985 at 46 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]

Nevena Kokanova

Bulgarian actress (1938–2000).

Born December 12th, 1938 in Dupnitsa.

Died June 3rd, 2000 at 61 years old in Sofia (cancer).

Aleksei Petrenko

Ukrainian and russian actor (1938–2017).

Born March 26th, 1938 in Chemer.

Died February 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Miraš Dedeić

Montenegrin bishop.

Born November 8th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Ramovo Ždrijelo.

Ramón de Algeciras

Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer (1938-2009).

Born February 5th, 1938 in Algeciras. [ref]

Died January 20th, 2009 at 70 years old in Madrid (disease).

Bennie Muller

Dutch footballer (1938–2024).

Born August 14th, 1938 in Amsterdam.

Died January 17th, 2024 at 85 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Gladys Kessler

United states district judge (1938–2023).

Born January 22nd, 1938 in New York City.

Died March 16th, 2023 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Michel Duchaussoy

French actor (1938-2012).

Born November 29th, 1938 in Valenciennes.

Died March 13th, 2012 at 73 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gavino Ledda

Italian writer (b. 1938).

Born December 30th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Siligo.

Derek Temple

Footballer (born 1938).

Born November 13th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Liverpool.

Grethe Ingmann

Danish singer (1938–1990).

Born June 17th, 1938 in Copenhagen.

Died August 18th, 1990 at 52 years old in Frederikssund (cancer).

Josef Odložil

Czechoslovak runner (1938-1993).

Born November 11th, 1938 in Zlín, Otrokovice. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1993 at 54 years old in Olomouc (falling from height, strike).

Kay Pollak

Swedish film director (born 1938).

Born May 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Gothenburg.

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