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In the year 1938
1,356 Notable birthdays
Perry Robinson
American musician (1938–2018).
Born September 17th, 1938 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 2018 at 80 years old in Jersey City.
Jean-Loup Dabadie
French writer, screenwriter, songwriter, dialog writer, translator, theater and movie director, member of the académie française (1938-2020).
Born September 27th, 1938 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elmar Altvater
German marxist academic (1938-2018).
Born August 24th, 1938 in Kamen.
Died May 1st, 2018 at 79 years old in Berlin.
José Augusto Torres
Portuguese footballer (1938–2010).
Born September 8th, 1938 in Torres Novas.
Died September 3rd, 2010 at 71 years old in Lisbon (heart failure). [ref]
Judith Mason
South african artist (1938-2016).
Born October 10th, 1938 in Pretoria.
Died December 29th, 2016 at 78 years old in White River.
Bob Lazier
American race car driver (1938–2020).
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Minneapolis.
Died April 18th, 2020 at 81 years old in Denver (COVID-19). [ref]
Yevgeny Nesterenko
Russian singer (1938–2021).
Born January 8th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died March 20th, 2021 at 83 years old in Vienna (COVID-19).
Heshmat Mohajerani
Iranian footballer and manager.
Born December 11th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Mashhad.
Simone Schwarz-Bart
French-guadeloupean novelist, short story writer and memoirist.
Born August 1st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Saintes. [ref]
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician (1938–2017).
Born October 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 78 years old in El Cerrito (stroke).
James B. Pollack
American astronomer (1938-1994).
Born July 9th, 1938 in New York City.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 55 years old (cancer).
Franco Bonisolli
Italian opera singer (1938–2003).
Born May 25th, 1938 in Rovereto.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 65 years old in Monte Carlo.
Michel Aglietta
French economist.
Born February 18th, 1938 in Chambéry. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2025 at 87 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
José Luis Alcaine Escaño
Spanish cinematographer.
Born December 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Tangier.
Yvonne Brewster
Jamaican actress, theatre director and theatre manager (1938–2025).
Born October 7th, 1938 in Kingston.
Died October 12th, 2025 at 87 years old in Florence. [ref]
Iván Szelényi
Hungarian-american sociologist (born 1938).
Born April 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Budapest.
Oscar Ghiglia
Italian musician.
Born August 13th, 1938 in Livorno.
Died March 3rd, 2024 at 85 years old in Thessaloniki.
José Serebrier
Uruguayan conductor and composer.
Born December 3rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Montevideo.
Frans van der Lugt
Dutch jesuit (1938-2014).
Born April 10th, 1938 in The Hague.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 75 years old in Homs (gunshot wound).
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Polish actor.
Born February 4th, 1938 in Karkažiškė.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 83 years old in Warsaw.
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