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In the year 1938
1,356 Notable birthdays
Jeanne Ashworth
Speed skater (1938–2018).
Born July 1st, 1938 in Burlington. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2018 at 80 years old in Wilmington (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jacques Stockman
Belgian football player and coach (1938–2013).
Born October 8th, 1938 in Ronse.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 74 years old in Waregem.
Armando Tobar
Chilean footballer (1938-2016).
Died November 18th, 2016 at 78 years old in Viña del Mar. [ref]
Vilnis Edvīns Bresis
Latvian politician (1938–2017).
Born January 30th, 1938 in Jelgava.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 79 years old in Latvia (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Jorge Alberto Mendonça
Portuguese footballer (born 1938).
Born September 19th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Luanda.
John Monckton
Australian swimmer (1938–2017).
Born October 28th, 1938 in Armidale.
Died June 29th, 2017 at 78 years old in Nambucca Heads. [ref]
Hans Küppers
German footballer.
Born December 24th, 1938 in Essen.
Died December 15th, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Nikolai Manoshin
Russian footballer (1938–2022).
Born March 6th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died February 10th, 2022 at 83 years old [ref]
Gwendoline Konie
Zambian politician (1938-2009).
Born October 9th, 1938 in Lusaka.
Died March 14th, 2009 at 70 years old in Lusaka.
Ivans Bugajenkovs
Volleyball player.
Born February 18th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Kumylzhensky District.
Hasanagha Turabov
Azerbaijani actor (1938-2003).
Born March 24th, 1938 in Baku. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 64 years old in Baku. [ref]
Valentina Kozlovskaya
Russian chess player.
Born April 18th, 1938 in Yessentuki.
Died December 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]
Ričardas Tamulis
Boxer (1938-2008).
Born July 22nd, 1938 in Kaunas.
Died April 22nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Jonava (falling from height).
Emmanuel Rakotovahiny
Malagasy politician (1938-2020).
Born August 16th, 1938 in Toliara.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]
Michael Nudelman
Israeli politician (1938-2018).
Born June 30th, 1938 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2018 at 80 years old in Kiryat Shmona. [ref]
Emidio Greco
Italian film director (1938-2012).
Born October 20th, 1938 in Leporano.
Died December 22nd, 2012 at 74 years old in Rome.
Pavel Kouba
Czech footballer (1938-1993).
Born September 1st, 1938 in Kladno.
Died September 13th, 1993 at 55 years old in Tábor. [ref]
Tilly van der Zwaard
Dutch sprinter and middle-distance runner.
Born January 18th, 1938 in Leiden.
Died February 6th, 2019 at 81 years old in Edgewater (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gyula Török
Hungarian boxer (1938–2014).
Born January 24th, 1938 in 19th district of Budapest.
Died January 12th, 2014 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Louis-Marie Billé
Catholic cardinal (1938–2002).
Born February 18th, 1938 in Fleury-les-Aubrais.
Died March 12th, 2002 at 64 years old in Talence (cancer).
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