On This Day

Historical Figures Born in 1938 (Part 2)

  • Sep 6 Alan Charles Downes, British founder member of Independent Television News and cameraman, born in Enfield, Middlesex (d. 1996)
  • Sep 8 Sam Nunn, American politician (Sen-D-Georgia, 1972-1997), born in Macon, Georgia
  • Sep 9 Don Hogan Charles, American photographer and first African-American photographer hired by The New York Times, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
  • Sep 13 Judith Martin, American author, journalist and columnist (Miss Manners), born in Washington, D.C.
  • Sep 17 Alec Broers, British electrical engineer and master (Churchill College Cambridge), born in Calcutta, India
  • Sep 18 Sylvia Plimack Mangold; American visual artist, known for her depictions of interiors and landscapes, born in New York City
  • Sep 19 Bra Willie [Keorapetse Kgositsile], South African poet and political activist (When the Clouds Clear; My Name Is Afrika), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2018)
  • Sep 20 George J. Hochbrueckner, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in Queens, New York
  • Sep 26 Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian politician (40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria), born in Moscow (d. 1996)
  • Sep 26 Michael V. Love, American test pilot (X-24) (d. 1976)
  • Sep 27 Alexander Graham, Lord Mayor of London
  • Sep 29 Henry Keswick, British businessman (CEO-Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd)
  • Sep 29 Wim Kok, Dutch politician, Dutch Prime Minister (1994-2002), born in Bergambacht, Netherlands (d. 2018)
  • Sep 30 Salvatore Michael Caruana, American criminal (FBI Most Wanted List)
  • Oct 2 Lloyd Turner, journalist (Daily Express), born in Australia (d. 1996)
  • Oct 3 Dave Obey, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin), born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma
  • Oct 3 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian economist and 66th President of Peru (2016-present), born in Lima, Peru
  • Oct 4 Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist, Nobel laureate
  • Oct 5 Teresa Heinz Kerry, American philanthropist (wife of John Kerry), born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa
  • Oct 6 Serge Nubret, French bodybuilder
  • Oct 8 Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky, born in Canning, Ontario, Canada
  • Oct 9 Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician (11th President of Austria), born in Graz, Austria
  • Oct 10 Daidō Moriyama, Japanese photographer, born in Ikeda, Osaka
  • Oct 10 Marcus Jan Adriani, biologist and director (Weevers' Duin) (d. 1995)
  • Oct 10 Toby Roth, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin), born in Strasburg, North Dakota
  • Oct 13 Hugo Young, British journalist (The Guardian), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2003)
  • Oct 14 Farah Pahlavi, Queen consort of Iran (1959-61), born in Tehran, Iran
  • Oct 14 John Dean, American attorney and former White House counsel (Watergate figure), born in Akron, Ohio
  • Oct 16 Carl Gunter Jr, Louisiana State Representative (d. 1999)

Evel KnievelEvel Knievel (1938-2007)

Oct 17 American motorcycle daredevil (Snake River Canyon), born in Butte, Montana

Evel Knievel
  • Oct 19 Ton Regtien, Dutch student leader
  • Oct 20 Iain Macmillan, Scottish Abbey Road photographer, born in Carnoustie, Scotland (d. 2006)
  • Oct 23 John Heinz, American businessman and Republican politician (Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-1991), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
  • Oct 26 Charles Stenholm, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1979-2005), born in Stamford, Texas
  • Oct 27 Maurice Hinchey, American politician (Rep-D-New York), born in NYC, New York
  • Oct 28 Anne Perry [Juliet Marion Hulme], English-born novelist, born in London, England

Ellen Johnson-SirleafEllen Johnson-Sirleaf (84 years old)

Oct 29 President of Liberia (2006-2018) and the first elected female head of state in Africa, born in Monrovia, Liberia

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
  • Nov 2 Patrick Buchanan, American conservative political commentator and politician, born in Washington, D.C.
  • Nov 2 Queen Sofía [Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark], Queen consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, born in Athens, Greece
  • Nov 2 Ria Beckers, Dutch politician and leader of the progressive Christian party PPR, born in Driebergen, Netherlands (d. 2006)
  • Nov 3 Martin Dunwoody, British mathematician
  • Nov 3 Pupi Avati, Italian director (Festival, Bix: Impiegati; The House WIth Laughing Windows), born in Bologna, Italy
  • Nov 6 Dumitru Rusu, Romanian painter, born in Ilişeşti, Suceava
  • Nov 8 Dick Ritger, American ten-pin bowler (Tournament of Champions 1970, 79 runner-up; 20 career PBA Tour titles), born in River Falls, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
  • Nov 8 Driss Basri, Moroccan politician (Interior Minister 1979-99), born in Settat, Morocco (d. 2007)
  • Nov 8 John Asprey, British jeweller and multi-millionaire
  • Nov 8 Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military ruler, born in Bendel State, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1976)
  • Nov 9 Ti-Grace Atkinson, American feminist author, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Nov 12 Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian politician, President of Tanzania (1995-2005), born in Ndanda, Tanganyika (d. 2020)
  • Nov 13 Gérald Godin, French Canadian poet and politician, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 1994)
  • Nov 16 Robert Nozick, American philosopher (Anarchy, State, and Utopia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
  • Nov 17 Thomas Black, English industrial/auto collector
  • Nov 22 Henry C. Lee, Chinese-born American criminologist
  • Nov 24 Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. 1959)
  • Nov 24 David Newell, American (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - "Mr. McFeely"), born in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania
  • Nov 24 Spencer Johnson, American author (Who Moved My Cheese?), born in Watertown, South Dakota (d. 2017)
  • Nov 24 Willy Claes, Belgian politician
  • Nov 25 John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher
  • Nov 26 Porter Goss, American politician (Rep-R-Florida) and 1st Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, born in Waterbury, Connecticut
  • Nov 26 Rodney Jory, Australian physicist, born in Adelaide, Australia
  • Dec 3 Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner
  • Dec 4 Andre Marrou, American Libertarian Presidential candidate (1992), born in Nixon, Texas
  • Dec 4 Lynn Blessing, vibes player (d. 1994)
  • Dec 9 Rina Venter, South African Minister of National Health and Population Development (1989-94)
  • Dec 14 Leonardo Boff, Brazilian Catholic theologian (liberation theology) and writer, born in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Dec 15 Dennis RB Madide, South African Internal minister of Transkei

Jimmie Lee JacksonJimmie Lee Jackson (1938-1965)

Dec 16 American civil rights protester and church deacon, shot and killed by an Alabama State Trooper in 1965, born in Marion, Alabama

Jimmie Lee Jackson
  • Dec 22 Lucien Bouchard, French Canadian lawyer & politician, born in Saint-Cœur-de-Marie, Quebec
  • Dec 23 Bob Kahn, American internet pioneer, born in Brooklyn, New York City
  • Dec 24 Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
  • Dec 25 Duane Armstrong, American painter (Fields of Grass), born in Fresno, California
  • Dec 28 Janet Hough Bryant, author/performing artist/educator
  • Dec 31 Henricus G Wijmans, Dutch graphic artist

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