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In the year 1938
1,358 Notable birthdays
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]
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).
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]
Grethe Ingmann
Danish singer (1938–1990).
Born June 17th, 1938 in Copenhagen.
Died August 18th, 1990 at 52 years old in Frederikssund (cancer).
Elmar Altvater
German marxist academic (1938-2018).
Born August 24th, 1938 in Kamen.
Died May 1st, 2018 at 79 years old in Berlin.
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).
Bennie Muller
Dutch footballer (1938–2024).
Born August 14th, 1938 in Amsterdam.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 85 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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]
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]
James B. Pollack
American astronomer (1938-1994).
Born July 9th, 1938 in New York City.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 55 years old (cancer).
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician (1938–2017).
Born October 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 78 years old in El Cerrito (stroke).
Heshmat Mohajerani
Iranian footballer and manager.
Born December 11th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Mashhad.
Nguza Karl-i-Bond
Democratic republic of the congo politician (1938-2003).
Born August 4th, 1938 in Musumba.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 64 years old in Kinshasa.
Karel Svoboda
Czech composer (1938—2007).
Born December 19th, 1938 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2007 at 68 years old in Jevany (gunshot wound). [ref]
Simone Schwarz-Bart
French-guadeloupean novelist, short story writer and memoirist.
Born August 1st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Saintes. [ref]
Franco Bonisolli
Italian opera singer (1938–2003).
Born May 25th, 1938 in Rovereto.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 65 years old in Monte Carlo.
Sadegh Sharafkandi
Assassinated iranian/kurdish politician (1938-1992).
Born January 11th, 1938 in Bukan.
Died September 17th, 1992 at 54 years old in Berlin. [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).
Torgny Lindgren
Swedish writer (1938-2017).
Born June 16th, 1938 in Norsjö. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rimforsa (stomach cancer). [ref]
José Luis Alcaine Escaño
Spanish cinematographer.
Born December 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Tangier.
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