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In the year 1938
1,245 Notable birthdays
Peter Yarrow
American singer and songwriter (1938–2025).
Born May 31st, 1938 in Manhattan.
Died January 7th, 2025 at 86 years old in New York City (bladder cancer). [ref]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
24th president of liberia.
Born October 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Monrovia.
Eddie Cochran
American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960).
Born October 3rd, 1938 in Albert Lea. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1960 at 21 years old in Bath (traffic collision). [ref]
Queen Sofía of Spain
Queen consort of spain from 1975 to 2014.
Born November 2nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Psychiko palace.
Ben E. King
American singer (1938–2015).
Born September 28th, 1938 in Henderson. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in New Jersey, Teaneck (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Adriano Celentano
Italian musician and actor (born 1938).
Born January 6th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Milan.
Paul Daniels
Magician and tv personality (1938–2016).
Born April 6th, 1938 in South Bank. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2016 at 77 years old in Wargrave (brain cancer). [ref]
Ian Stewart
British musician and tour manager.
Born July 18th, 1938 in Pittenweem.
Died December 12th, 1985 at 47 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne Perry
English author (1938–2023).
Born October 28th, 1938 in London.
Died April 10th, 2023 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Rich Little
Canadian-american impressionist and actor.
Born November 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Ottawa.
Richard Benjamin
American actor and film director.
John Prescott
British politician (1938–2024).
Born May 31st, 1938 in Prestatyn.
Died November 20th, 2024 at 86 years old (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Roger E. Mosley
American actor (1938–2022).
Born December 18th, 1938 in Los Angeles.
Died August 7th, 2022 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Paul Martin
21st prime minister of canada (2003–2006).
Born August 28th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Windsor.
Hoyt Axton
American musician (1938–1999).
Born March 25th, 1938 in Duncan.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 61 years old in Helena (myocardial infarction).
Victor Buono
American actor and comic (1938–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in San Diego.
Died January 1st, 1982 at 43 years old in Apple Valley (myocardial infarction).
Sheila Dikshit
Indian politician and former chief minister of delhi (1938-2019).
Born March 31st, 1938 in Kapurthala.
Died July 20th, 2019 at 81 years old in Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Islam Karimov
1st president of the republic of uzbekistan (1938–2016).
Born January 30th, 1938 in Samarkand. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 78 years old in Tashkent (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Bo Hopkins
American actor (1938–2022).
Born February 2nd, 1938 in Greenville. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2022 at 84 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Giraud
French comics author (1938–2012).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2012 at 73 years old in Montrouge (lymphoma). [ref]
B. Saroja Devi
Indian actress.
Born January 7th, 1938 in Bengaluru.
Died July 14th, 2025 at 87 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
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