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In the year 1938

1,226 Notable birthdays

Edith Mathis

Swiss opera singer (1938–2025).

Born February 11th, 1938 in Lucerne.

Died February 9th, 2025 at 86 years old in Salzburg. [ref]

Jonathan Motzfeldt

Prime minister of greenland (1938-2010).

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

Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Qaqortoq (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Edwin Southern

English molecular biologist.

Born June 7th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Burnley.

José Manuel Mourinho Félix

Portuguese football player/manager (1938-2017).

Born June 17th, 1938 in Ferragudo.

Died June 25th, 2017 at 79 years old in Setúbal. [ref]

Rafael Osuna

Mexican tennis player (1938–1969).

Born September 15th, 1938 in Mexico City.

Died June 4th, 1969 at 30 years old (aircraft crash).

Günter Brus

Austrian artist (1938–2024).

Born September 27th, 1938 in Ardning.

Died February 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in Graz. [ref]

Fazlul Haque

Bangladesh judge and politician.

Born June 30th, 1938 (age 87 years). [ref]

Andrei Amalrik

Russian writer and dissident (1938-1980).

Born May 12th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died November 12th, 1980 at 42 years old in Guadalajara (traffic collision).

Prince Louis of Orléans-Braganza

Pretender to the throne of brazil.

Born June 6th, 1938 in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.

Died July 15th, 2022 at 84 years old in Santa Catarina Hospital. [ref]

Leonid Zhabotinsky

Ukrainian weightlifter (1938–2016).

Born January 28th, 1938 in Kharkiv Oblast. [ref]

Died January 14th, 2016 at 77 years old in Zaporizhzhia (influenza). [ref]

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