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In the year 1938
1,356 Notable birthdays
Betsy Snite
Alpine skier (1938-1984).
Born December 20th, 1938 in Grand Rapids.
Died June 15th, 1984 at 45 years old in Burlington (cancer).
Roberto Frigerio
Swiss footballer.
Born November 16th, 1938 in Le Havre.
Died April 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Tenero-Contra. [ref]
Richard Dürr
Swiss footballer (1938-2014).
Born December 1st, 1938 in St. Gallen.
Died May 29th, 2014 at 75 years old in Lausanne University Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Markku Lehmuskallio
Finnish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter.
Born December 31st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Rauma.
Franca di Rienzo
French singer of italian origin.
Born December 11th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Piedmont. [ref]
Jairo Arias
Colombian footballer (1938–2023).
Born November 2nd, 1938 in Colombia.
Died October 13th, 2023 at 84 years old in Houston. [ref]
Attiyat Al-Abnudi
Egyptian journalist, lawyer, actress, producer, and movie director.
Born October 26th, 1938 in El Senbellawein. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2018 at 79 years old in Giza (postoperative complications). [ref]
Giulio Saraudi
Boxer (1938-2005).
Born July 3rd, 1938 in Civitavecchia.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Civitavecchia.
Iskra Babich
Soviet-russian film director and screenwriter (1932—2001).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Sochi.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Masakatsu Miyamoto
Japanese association football player and manager (1938–2002).
Born July 4th, 1938 in Hitachi.
Died May 7th, 2002 at 63 years old in Mito (pneumonia).
Paolo Angioni
Italian equestrian.
Born January 22nd, 1938 in Cagliari.
Died August 17th, 2025 at 87 years old in Cagliari. [ref]
Alan Cameron
British classical scholar (1938–2017).
Born March 13th, 1938.
Died July 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in New York City.
Robert Carmody
Boxer (1938–1967).
Born September 4th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died October 27th, 1967 at 29 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hanna Stankówna
Polish actress (1938–2020).
Died December 14th, 2020 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ryszard Parulski
Polish fencer (1938–2017).
Born March 9th, 1938 in Warsaw.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Aydin Ibrahimov
Olympic wrestler (1938–2021).
Born September 17th, 1938 in Ganja.
Died September 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old in Baku (COVID-19). [ref]
Janusz Bolonek
Catholic archbishop and nuncio (1938–2016).
Born December 6th, 1938 in Huta Dłutowska. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Łódź (cancer). [ref]
Marron Curtis Fort
German linguist (1938–2019).
Born October 24th, 1938 in Boston.
Died December 18th, 2019 at 81 years old in Leer. [ref]
Jorge Manicera
Uruguayan footballer (1938-2012).
Born November 4th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died September 18th, 2012 at 73 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Helga Königsdorf
German writer and mathematician (1938–2014).
Died May 4th, 2014 at 75 years old in Berlin (Parkinson's disease).
Gennady Yakovlev
Russian botanist (1938–2024).
Born June 7th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 12th, 2024 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Viktor Kosichkin
Speed skater for soviet union (1938–2012).
Born February 25th, 1938 in Rybnovsky District.
Died March 30th, 2012 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Luis Hernán Álvarez
Chilean footballer (1938-1991).
Born May 21st, 1938 in Curicó.
Died January 23rd, 1991 at 52 years old in Curicó (stomach cancer).
Kimiyo Matsuzaki
Japanese table tennis player.
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