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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Manuel Sanchís Martínez

Spanish footballer (1938–2017).

Born March 26th, 1938 in Alberic.

Died October 28th, 2017 at 79 years old in Madrid (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Kaneaster Hodges Jr.

American politician (1938–2022).

Born August 20th, 1938 in Newport.

Died March 23rd, 2022 at 83 years old in Newport. [ref]

Meechai Ruchuphan

Thai politician.

Born February 2nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Bangkok.

Massa Makan Diabaté

Malian writer and historian (1938-1988).

Born June 12th, 1938 in Kita.

Died January 27th, 1988 at 49 years old in Bamako. [ref]

Antonio Maria Vegliò

Cardinal and nucio.

Born February 3rd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Macerata Feltria.

Christa Luft

German politician and economist.

Born February 22nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in Krakow am See.

Heinz Strehl

German footballer (1938-1986).

Born July 20th, 1938 in Nuremberg.

Died August 11th, 1986 at 48 years old in Kalchreuth (heart failure).

Perrette Pradier

French actress (1938–2013).

Born April 17th, 1938 in Hanoi. [ref]

Died January 16th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Christian Wolff

German actor.

Born March 11th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Berlin.

Sigitas Tamkevičius

Lithuanian cardinal (born 1938).

Born November 7th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Gudonys.

David Theile

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, surgeon.

Born January 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Maryborough.

Franco Testa

Italian cyclist (1938–2025).

Born February 7th, 1938 in Padua.

Died June 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old in Treviso. [ref]

Patricia Carli

Italian-french singer.

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

Alexander Horváth

Slovak footballer born 1938 (1938–2022).

Born December 28th, 1938 in Mošovce.

Died August 31st, 2022 at 83 years old in Mošovce. [ref]

Abdelkebir Khatibi

Moroccan writer (1938-2009).

Born February 11th, 1938 in El Jadida.

Died March 16th, 2009 at 71 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction).

Christian von Wernich

Argentine roman catholic priest.

Born May 27th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Concordia.

Vadim Mulerman

Soviet singer (1938-2018).

Born August 18th, 1938 in Kharkiv.

Died May 2nd, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cancer).

Keith Greene

British racing driver (1938–2021).

Born January 5th, 1938 in Leytonstone.

Died March 8th, 2021 at 83 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Hervé de Charette

French politician.

Born July 30th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Paris.

Dina Sfat

Brazilian actress.

Born October 28th, 1938 in São Paulo.

Died March 20th, 1989 at 50 years old in Rio de Janeiro (breast cancer).

Michel Raynaud

French mathematician (1938–2018).

Born June 16th, 1938 in Riom. [ref]

Died March 10th, 2018 at 79 years old in Rueil-Malmaison. [ref]

Nodar Akhalkatsi

Georgian football manager (1938–1998).

Born January 2nd, 1938 in Tbilisi.

Died January 25th, 1998 at 60 years old in Tbilisi.

Vyacheslav Ivanov

Soviet rower (1938–2024).

Born July 30th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died August 5th, 2024 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Aziz Asli

Iranian footballer and manager (1938-2015).

Born April 9th, 1938 in Tabriz.

Died April 23rd, 2015 at 77 years old in Germany (disease).

François Heutte

French footballer.

Born February 21st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Chaumont-en-Vexin.

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