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In the year 1938

1,358 Notable birthdays

Paula Prentiss

American actress.

Born March 4th, 1938 (age 88 years) in San Antonio.

Jerry Rubin

American activist (1938–1994).

Born July 14th, 1938 in Cincinnati.

Died November 28th, 1994 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle).

Madge Sinclair

Jamaican actress (1938–1995).

Born April 28th, 1938 in Kingston.

Died December 20th, 1995 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

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 keyboardist (1938–1985).

Born July 18th, 1938 in Pittenweem.

Died December 12th, 1985 at 47 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

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.

Anna Hazare

Indian activist (born 1937).

Born June 15th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Bhingar.

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director.

Born May 22nd, 1938 (age 88 years) in New York City.

John Prescott

British politician (1938–2024).

Born May 31st, 1938.

Died November 20th, 2024 at 86 years old (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Buck Taylor

American television actor and artist.

Born May 13th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Hollywood.

Teresa Heinz Kerry

Businessperson.

Born October 5th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Maputo.

Frederick Forsyth

English novelist.

Born August 25th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Ashford. [ref]

Diana Muldaur

American actress.

Born August 19th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Brooklyn.

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

Prime minister of canada from 2003 to 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]

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