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In the year 1938

1,356 Notable birthdays

Princess Farial of Egypt

Egyptian princess (1938-2009).

Born November 17th, 1938 in Alexandria.

Died November 29th, 2009 at 71 years old in Montreux (stomach cancer). [ref]

Olga Orban-Szabo

Hungarian fencer (1938–2022).

Born October 9th, 1938 in Cluj-Napoca.

Died January 5th, 2022 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Stoyan Kitov

Bulgarian footballer.

Born August 27th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Sofia.

Vladimír Nadrchal

Czech ice hockey player.

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

Maurice Dugowson

Film director, screenwriter (1938–1999).

Born September 23rd, 1938 in Saint-Quentin.

Died November 11th, 1999 at 61 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Bohumil Němeček

Czechoslovak boxer (1938-2010).

Born January 2nd, 1938 in Tábor.

Died May 2nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]

Alberts Bels

Latvian writer and politician (1938–2024).

Born October 6th, 1938 in Ropaži Municipality.

Died June 11th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]

Eraldo Pizzo

Italian water polo player.

Born April 21st, 1938 (age 88 years) in Genoa.

Viktor Zhdanovich

Soviet fencer.

Born January 27th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Heinz Steinmann

German footballer (1938–2023).

Born February 1st, 1938 in Essen.

Died March 21st, 2023 at 85 years old in Achim. [ref]

Gianluigi Saccaro

Fencer (1938-2021).

Born December 29th, 1938 in Milan.

Died February 17th, 2021 at 82 years old in Milan. [ref]

Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz

Polish capuchin bishop (1938–2025).

Born August 24th, 1938 in Serpelice.

Died September 14th, 2025 at 87 years old in Drohiczyn. [ref]

Robert Jashari

Albanian association football player (1938–2022).

Born February 2nd, 1938 in Tirana.

Died January 22nd, 2022 at 83 years old in Tirana. [ref]

Yevgeni Mayorov

Ice hockey player (1938–1997).

Born February 11th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died December 10th, 1997 at 59 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Yevgeni Petrov

Russian sports shooter.

Born October 16th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died November 18th, 2025 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Anatoly Kolesov

Olympic wrestler (1938–2012).

Born January 18th, 1938 in Osakarov District.

Died January 2nd, 2012 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Gianni Lonzi

Italian water polo player and coach.

Born August 4th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Florence.

Richard Meade

Welsh olympic equestrian (1938–2015).

Born December 4th, 1938 in Chepstow.

Died January 8th, 2015 at 76 years old in West Littleton. [ref]

Nicolás Cotugno

Italian-uruguayan roman catholic priest.

Born September 21st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Sesto San Giovanni.

Tibor Csernai

Hungarian football player (1938-2012).

Born December 3rd, 1938 in Pilis.

Died September 11th, 2012 at 73 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]

Noel Freeman

Australian racewalker.

Born December 24th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Queensland.

Oliver Taylor

Australian boxer (1938-2000).

Born February 19th, 1938 in Townsville.

Died December 30th, 2000 at 62 years old

Ivar Hansen

Danish politician (1938–2003).

Born November 1st, 1938 in Agerbæk.

Died March 11th, 2003 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.

Vladimir Golovanov

Russian weightlifter (1938–2003).

Born November 29th, 1938 in Sakha.

Died August 2nd, 2003 at 64 years old in Khabarovsk.

Werner Greuter

Swiss botanist.

Born February 27th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Genoa.

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