February 21, 1938

1938Bobby Charles, American singer-songwriter (died 2010)^[†]

Robert Charles Guidry, known as Bobby Charles, was an American singer-songwriter.

1938George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (born 1868)^[†]

George Ellery Hale was an American astrophysicist, best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes; namely, the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory, 60-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson, and the 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory. He played a key role in the foundation of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research and the National Research Council, and in developing the California Institute of Technology into a leading research university.