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In the year 1938
1,358 Notable birthdays
Vladimír Jiránek
Czech illustrator, film director and cartoonist (1938–2012).
Born June 6th, 1938 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2012 at 74 years old in Prague. [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]
Boris Lagutin
Boxer (1938–2022).
Born June 24th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died September 4th, 2022 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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]
Aharon Abuhatzira
Israeli politician.
Born October 28th, 1938 in Erfoud. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2021 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Toini Gustafsson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born January 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Suomussalmi.
Sarkis Zabunyan
Turkish-french artist (born 1938).
Born September 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Istanbul.
Eugenio Fascetti
Italian footballer and manager.
Born October 23rd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Viareggio.
Shaken Niyazbekov
Kazakhstani artist (1938-2014).
Born October 12th, 1938 in Taraz.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 75 years old in Almaty.
Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza
Spanish basque politician (1938–2026).
Born June 2nd, 1938 in Pamplona.
Died May 4th, 2026 at 87 years old in Pamplona (infarction). [ref]
Boryslav Brondukov
Soviet and ukrainian actor (1938–2004).
Died March 10th, 2004 at 66 years old in Bykivnia (stroke).
Roberto Anzolin
Italian footballer (1938–2017).
Born April 18th, 1938 in Valdagno.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Valdagno. [ref]
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]
Georges Frêche
French politician and legal historian (1938-2010).
Born July 9th, 1938 in Puylaurens.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 72 years old in Montpellier (myocardial infarction).
Saul Malatrasi
Italian footballer and coach (born 1938).
Born February 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Calto.
Adrienne Clarke
Australian plant geneticist & botanist (1938 -).
Born January 6th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Melbourne.
Valentin Mankin
Soviet sailor (1938–2014).
Born August 19th, 1938 in Bilokorovychi.
Died June 1st, 2014 at 75 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Romano Fogli
Italian footballer (1938–2021).
Born January 21st, 1938 in Santa Maria a Monte.
Died September 21st, 2021 at 83 years old in Santa Maria a Monte. [ref]
Imre Földi
Hungarian weightlifter (1938-2017).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Kecskemét.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]
Fumiko Yonezawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1938-2019).
Born October 19th, 1938 in Suita.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 80 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
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