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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Manuel Monteiro de Castro

Secretary of the congregation for bishops.

Born March 29th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Guimarães.

Kaoru Yosano

Japanese finance minister (1938-2017).

Born August 22nd, 1938 in Chiyoda.

Died May 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]

Pier Paolo Capponi

Italian actor and screenwriter (1938–2018).

Born June 9th, 1938 in Subiaco.

Died February 15th, 2018 at 79 years old in Torri in Sabina. [ref]

Atanasije Jevtić

Serbian orthodox bishop.

Born January 8th, 1938 in Brdarica.

Died March 4th, 2021 at 83 years old in Trebinje (COVID-19).

Bill Christian

American ice hockey player (born 1938).

Born January 28th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Warroad.

Pierre Péan

French essayist and journalist (1938–2019).

Born March 5th, 1938 in Sablé-sur-Sarthe.

Died July 25th, 2019 at 81 years old in Argenteuil. [ref]

Jay Arnette

American basketball player.

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

Hayes Jones

Athletics competitor.

Born August 4th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Starkville.

Natalya Kustinskaya

Soviet actress (1938-2012).

Born April 5th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died December 13th, 2012 at 74 years old in Moscow (stroke, pneumonia). [ref]

Kintu Musoke

Ugandan politician.

Born August 5th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Masaka District.

Piera Degli Esposti

Italian actress (1938-2021).

Born March 12th, 1938 in Bologna.

Died August 14th, 2021 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]

Eve Kivi

Estonian actress (born 1938).

Born May 8th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Paide.

Sammy Chapman

Northern irish footballer (1938-2019).

Born February 16th, 1938 in Belfast.

Died July 24th, 2019 at 81 years old in Wombourne. [ref]

Pierre Claverie

Algerian bishop (1938–1996).

Born May 8th, 1938 in Algiers.

Died August 1st, 1996 at 58 years old in Oran (attempted murder).

Barbara Wagner

Figure skater.

Born May 5th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Toronto.

Yovanna

Greek singer and writer.

Born November 14th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Amaliada.

Daniel Humair

Swiss drummer and painter (born 1938).

Born May 23rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Geneva. [ref]

Carlo Tognoli

Mayor of milan and italian chamber of deputies (1938-2021).

Born June 16th, 1938 in Milan.

Died March 5th, 2021 at 82 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]

Ajip Rosidi

Indonesian writer (1938–2020).

Born January 31st, 1938 in Majalengka.

Died July 29th, 2020 at 82 years old in Magelang. [ref]

Qasdi Mirbah

Algerian politician (1938–1993).

Born April 16th, 1938 in Fez.

Died August 21st, 1993 at 55 years old in Bordj El Bahri (deliberate murder).

Jana Hlaváčová

Czechoslovak actress and politician (1938-2024).

Born March 26th, 1938 in Prague. [ref]

Died January 13th, 2024 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]

Murphy Pakiam

Catholic archbishop.

Born December 6th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Tapah.

Zeng Peiyan

Former vice premier of china (born 1938).

Born December 1st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Shaoxing.

Vladislav Krapivin

Soviet and russian writer (1938-2020).

Born October 14th, 1938 in Tyumen.

Died September 1st, 2020 at 81 years old in Yekaterinburg (pneumonia). [ref]

Ants Antson

Estonian speed skater (1938–2015).

Born November 11th, 1938 in Tallinn.

Died October 31st, 2015 at 76 years old in Tallinn.

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