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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Pete McCaffrey

American basketball player (1938–2012).

Born January 24th, 1938 in Tucson.

Died March 4th, 2012 at 74 years old in Belleair. [ref]

Ionatana Ionatana

Prime minister of tuvalu (1938-2000).

Born November 5th, 1938 in Funafuti.

Died December 8th, 2000 at 62 years old in Funafuti (myocardial infarction).

Lagumot Harris

Nauruan politician (1938-1999).

Born December 28th, 1938 in Nauru.

Died September 8th, 1999 at 60 years old in Melbourne.

Josu Iriondo

Catholic bishop.

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

Ugo Fangareggi

Italian actor (1938-2017).

Born January 30th, 1938 in Genoa.

Died October 20th, 2017 at 79 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Danièle Dupré

French singer (1938–2013).

Born November 16th, 1938 in Le Havre.

Died November 24th, 2013 at 75 years old in Le Havre. [ref]

Emile Daems

Belgian cyclist (1938–2024).

Born April 4th, 1938 in Genval.

Died October 17th, 2024 at 86 years old in Wavre. [ref]

Aleksandar Kostov

Bulgarian footballer (1938-2019).

Born March 2nd, 1938 in Sofia.

Died April 15th, 2019 at 81 years old in Sofia.

Peter Celestine Elampassery

Indian priest.

Born June 28th, 1938 in Muttuchira.

Died May 27th, 2015 at 76 years old in Bharananganam.

Urs Widmer

Swiss novelist, playwright (1938–2014).

Born May 21st, 1938 in Basel.

Died April 2nd, 2014 at 75 years old in Zurich (disease).

Waldemar Blatskauskas

Brazilian basketball player (1938-1964).

Born March 17th, 1938 in São Paulo.

Died March 6th, 1964 at 25 years old (traffic collision).

Milena Dvorská

Czech actress (1938-2009).

Born September 7th, 1938 in Prostějov. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 2009 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]

Fred Anton Maier

Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1938–2015).

Born December 15th, 1938 in Nøtterøy.

Died June 9th, 2015 at 76 years old in Nøtterøy (cancer). [ref]

Lamia Al Kilani

Iraqi archeologist.

Born March 8th, 1938 in Baghdad.

Died January 18th, 2019 at 80 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction).

Inge Lønning

Norwegian theologist and politician (1938–2013).

Born February 20th, 1938 in Fana.

Died March 24th, 2013 at 75 years old in Beitostølen (disease).

Ernie Pieterse

South african racing driver.

Born July 4th, 1938 in Parow.

Died November 1st, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]

Pedro Olea

Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born June 30th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Bilbao.

Raúl de la Torre

Film director (1938-2010).

Born February 19th, 1938 in Zárate.

Died March 19th, 2010 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Severino Reija

Spanish footballer.

Born November 25th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Lugo.

Piero Vida

Italian actor (1938–1987).

Born August 5th, 1938 in Venice.

Died January 25th, 1987 at 48 years old in Rome.

József Gelei

Hungarian footballer.

Born June 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Kunmadaras.

Wieland Kuijken

Musician and player of the viola da gamba and baroque cello.

Born August 31st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Dilbeek.

Viktor Konovalenko

Soviet union ice hockey player (1938–1996).

Born March 11th, 1938 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died February 20th, 1996 at 57 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.

Joan Margarit i Consarnau

Catalan architect and poet.

Born May 11th, 1938 in Sanaüja.

Died February 16th, 2021 at 82 years old in Sant Just Desvern (lymphoma). [ref]

Daniel Katz

Finnish writer.

Born November 25th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Helsinki.

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