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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Jesús María Pereda

Spanish football player/manager (1938-2011).

Born June 15th, 1938 in Medina de Pomar.

Died September 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]

Clive A. Stace

British botanist.

Born August 30th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

John Caldwell

Boxer (1938-2009).

Born May 7th, 1938 in Belfast.

Died July 10th, 2009 at 71 years old in Belfast (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).

Marcel Artelesa

French footballer (1938-2016).

Born July 2nd, 1938 in Pont-Sainte-Marie.

Died September 23rd, 2016 at 78 years old in Troyes. [ref]

Jean-Claude Suaudeau

French football player and manager (born 1938).

Born May 24th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Cholet.

David Koloane

South african visual artist and activist (1938–2019).

Born June 5th, 1938 in Alexandra.

Died June 30th, 2019 at 81 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]

Anthony James Leggett

British physicist (1938–2026).

Born March 26th, 1938 in Camberwell.

Died March 8th, 2026 at 87 years old in Urbana. [ref]

António Calvário

Portuguese singer.

Born October 17th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Maputo.

Anita Thallaug

Norwegian actress and singer.

Born February 14th, 1938 in Bærum Municipality.

Died March 20th, 2023 at 85 years old [ref]

Karin Balzer

East german hurdler.

Born June 5th, 1938 in Magdeburg.

Died December 17th, 2019 at 81 years old in Chemnitz. [ref]

Lya Luft

Brazilian writer (1938–2021).

Born September 15th, 1938 in Santa Cruz do Sul.

Died December 30th, 2021 at 83 years old in Porto Alegre (melanoma). [ref]

Pierre Schori

Swedish politician and diplomat.

Born October 14th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Norrköping Matteus church parish.

Yaşar Yakış

Turkish diplomat and politician (1938–2024).

Born August 1st, 1938 in Akçakoca. [ref]

Died June 26th, 2024 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]

Bronislovas Lubys

Lithuanian politician and businessman (1938-2011).

Born October 8th, 1938 in Plungė.

Died October 23rd, 2011 at 73 years old in Druskininkai. [ref]

Ogün Altıparmak

Turkish association football player (1938–2025).

Born November 10th, 1938 in Adapazarı. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2025 at 86 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

Bart Berman

Dutch-israeli pianist and composer, best known as an interpreter of franz schubert and 20th century music..

Born December 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Rotterdam.

Tomislav Knez

Yugoslav footballer.

Born June 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Banja Luka.

Rainer Basedow

German film, television, and voice actor.

Born May 20th, 1938 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia.

Died May 15th, 2022 at 83 years old in Salzburg. [ref]

Enrique Figuerola

Cuban sprinter.

Born July 15th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Santiago de Cuba.

Aharon Abuhatzira

Israeli politician.

Born October 28th, 1938 in Erfoud. [ref]

Died September 21st, 2021 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]

Jean-Louis Fournier

French novelist.

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

Gregorio Peces-Barba

Spanish politician (1938-2012).

Born January 13th, 1938 in Madrid.

Died July 24th, 2012 at 74 years old in Oviedo (kidney failure). [ref]

Sarkis Zabunyan

Turkish-french artist (born 1938).

Born September 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Istanbul.

Boris Lagutin

Boxer (1938–2022).

Born June 24th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died September 4th, 2022 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Dana Ulery

American computer scientist.

Born January 2nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in East St. Louis.

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