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August 28, 1938

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Marla Adams

1938Marla Adams, American actress (died 2024)[†]

Marla Vene Adams was an American actress. She was best known for playing the roles of Belle Clemens on the CBS soap opera The Secret Storm and Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on The Young and the Restless in 2021. She had been nominated in the same category in 2018.

Maurizio Costanzo

1938Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist and academic (died 2023)[†]

Maurizio Costanzo was an Italian television host, journalist, screenwriter, and film director.

1938Bengt Fahlström, Swedish journalist (died 2017)[†]

Bengt Fahlström was a Swedish journalist and television presenter, he presented Barnjournalen at SVT between 1972 and 1988. In 1979, he was awarded the Stora Journalistpriset for his work with the show.

Marcello Gandini

1938Marcello Gandini, Italian automotive designer (died 2024)[†]

Marcello Gandini was an Italian car designer widely known for his work with the Italian car design house Bertone, where his work included designing the Alfa Romeo Carabo and Montreal, Lancia Stratos Zero, Maserati Khamsin, Ferrari GT4, Fiat X1/9, and multiple Lamborghinis, including the Miura, Countach, Espada, and Urraco production cars, as well as the Marzal and Bravo concept cars. Gandini himself said his design interests prioritised vehicle architecture, construction, assembly, and mechanisms over styling.

Paul Martin

1938Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada[†]

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006.