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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Hans Peter Hallwachs

German actor (1938–2022).

Born July 10th, 1938 in Jüterbog.

Died December 16th, 2022 at 84 years old in Berlin.

Piet Kruiver

Dutch footballer (1938–1989).

Born January 5th, 1938 in Koog aan de Zaan.

Died March 18th, 1989 at 51 years old in Amsterdam.

Ottavio Cinquanta

Italian sports administrator (1938–2022).

Born August 15th, 1938 in Rome. [ref]

Died July 17th, 2022 at 83 years old in Milan. [ref]

Isidoro Díaz

Mexican footballer.

Born February 14th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Acatlán de Juárez Municipality.

Samvel Gasparov

Soviet film director (1938–2020).

Born June 7th, 1938 in Tbilisi.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]

Ahmad Obeidat

Jordanian politician.

Born November 18th, 1938 in Abila.

Died February 2nd, 2026 at 87 years old in Amman. [ref]

Werner Thissen

German roman catholic prelate (1938–2025).

Born December 3rd, 1938 in Kleve.

Died April 15th, 2025 at 86 years old in Hamburg. [ref]

Petr Nárožný

Czech actor and television presenter.

Born April 14th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Prague. [ref]

Fernand Goyvaerts

Belgian footballer (1938-2004).

Born October 24th, 1938 in Mechelen.

Died April 5th, 2004 at 65 years old in Bruges (cerebral hemorrhage).

Jozef Golonka

Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach.

Born January 6th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Bratislava. [ref]

Durdy Bayramov

Turkmenistani artist (1938-2014).

Born April 14th, 1938 in Baýramaly.

Died February 14th, 2014 at 75 years old in Ashgabat (liver cancer).

Dan Pița

Romanian filmmaker.

Born October 11th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Dorohoi.

Stien Kaiser

Dutch speed skater (1938–2022).

Born May 20th, 1938 in Delft.

Died June 22nd, 2022 at 84 years old in Baarn. [ref]

Carlos Lapetra

Spanish footballer (1938-1995).

Born November 29th, 1938 in Zaragoza.

Died December 24th, 1995 at 57 years old in Zaragoza.

Igor Zaitsev

1938-, russian chess player.

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

Atje Keulen-Deelstra

Dutch speed skater (1938–2013).

Born December 31st, 1938 in Grove.

Died February 22nd, 2013 at 74 years old in Leeuwarden. [ref]

André Vauchez

French historian (1938-).

Born July 24th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Thionville.

Robert Zollitsch

German roman catholic archbishop.

Born August 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Bački Gračac.

César Isella

Argentinian singer and songwriter (1938–2021).

Born October 20th, 1938 in Salta.

Died January 28th, 2021 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Bob Webster

American diver.

Born October 25th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Berkeley.

Juan Manuel Villa

Spanish footballer (1938–2025).

Born September 26th, 1938 in Seville.

Died January 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]

Neville Lederle

Racecar driver.

Born September 25th, 1938 in Theunissen. [ref]

Died May 17th, 2019 at 80 years old in Western Cape. [ref]

Maria Velho da Costa

Portuguese writer (1938-2020).

Born June 26th, 1938 in Lisbon.

Died May 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

Pierre Rodocanachi

Fencer.

Born October 2nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Paris.

Rolf Wolfshohl

German racing cyclist (1938–2024).

Born December 27th, 1938 in Cologne.

Died September 18th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]

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