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In the year 1938

1,195 Notable birthdays

David Steel

British politician (born 1938).

Born March 31st, 1938 (age 87 years) in Kirkcaldy.

Bert Newton

Australian television presenter.

Born July 23rd, 1938 in Fitzroy.

Died October 30th, 2021 at 83 years old in Melbourne. [ref]

Anatoly Slivko

Soviet serial killer (1938-1989).

Born December 28th, 1938 in Izberbash.

Died September 16th, 1989 at 50 years old in Novocherkassk (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).

David Baltimore

American biologist and nobel laureate (1938–2025).

Born March 7th, 1938 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died September 6th, 2025 at 87 years old in Woods Hole (cancer). [ref]

Hampton Fancher

American actor and director.

Born July 18th, 1938 (age 87 years) in East Los Angeles.

Billy Mills

Olympic gold medalist, athlete and united states marine corps officer.

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

Stewart Brand

American writer (born 1938).

Born December 14th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Rockford.

Jean-Michel Cousteau

French explorer and environmentalist; son of jacques-yves cousteau.

Born May 6th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Toulon.

Joseph Safra

Brazilian banker (1938-2020).

Born September 1st, 1938 in Beirut.

Died December 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in São Paulo. [ref]

Keorapetse Kgositsile

South african poet and political activist (1938-2018).

Born September 19th, 1938 in Johannesburg.

Died January 3rd, 2018 at 79 years old in Parktown. [ref]

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