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In the year 1938

1,075 Notable birthdays

Natalie Wood

American actress (1938-1981).

Born July 20th, 1938 in San Francisco.

Died November 29th, 1981 at 43 years old in Santa Catalina Island (drowning). [ref]

Jon Voight

American actor.

Born December 29th, 1938 (age 85 years) in Yonkers.

Christopher Lloyd

American actor.

Born October 22nd, 1938 (age 86 years) in Stamford.

Kenny Rogers

American country singer and songwriter (1938–2020).

Born August 21st, 1938 in Houston.

Died March 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in Sandy Springs. [ref]

Diana Rigg

British actress (1938-2020).

Born July 20th, 1938 in Doncaster.

Died September 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Tommy Chong

Canadian comedian, actor, musician and activist.

Born May 24th, 1938 (age 86 years) in Edmonton.

Shashi Kapoor

Indian film actor and producer (1938–2017).

Born March 18th, 1938 in Kolkata.

Died December 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Mumbai (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Ted Turner

American media mogul, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

Born November 19th, 1938 (age 86 years) in Cincinnati.

Evel Knievel

American stunt performer and artist (1938-2007).

Born October 17th, 1938 in Butte.

Died November 30th, 2007 at 69 years old in Clearwater (diabetes, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis).

Jerry West

American basketball player and executive (1938-2024).

Born May 28th, 1938 in Chelyan. [ref]

Died June 12th, 2024 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

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