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In the year 1938

1,196 Notable birthdays

Jonathan Tunick

American orchestrator, musical director, and composer.

Born April 19th, 1938 (age 87 years) in New York City.

Kevin Brownlow

English filmmaker and film historian.

Born June 2nd, 1938 (age 87 years) in Crowborough.

Rosanna Schiaffino

Italian actress (1939-2009).

Born November 25th, 1938 in Genoa.

Died October 17th, 2009 at 70 years old in Milan (breast cancer). [ref]

Maria Perschy

Austrian actress (1938-2004).

Born September 23rd, 1938 in Eisenstadt.

Died December 3rd, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]

Teresa Stratas

Canadian-american singer.

Born May 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Toronto.

Dom Moraes

Indian english-language writer and poet.

Born July 19th, 1938 in Mumbai. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2004 at 65 years old in Bandra (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Marien Ngouabi

President of congo-brazzaville from 1969 to 1977.

Born December 31st, 1938 in Owando.

Died March 18th, 1977 at 38 years old in Brazzaville.

Lewis Teague

American film director and film editor.

Born March 8th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Brooklyn.

Bahram Beyzai

Iranian film director (1938-2025).

Born December 26th, 1938 in Tehran.

Died December 26th, 2025 at 87 years old in California. [ref]

Vija Celmins

American artist (born 1938).

Born October 25th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Riga.

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