What were famous people doing at age 38?

89 events at age 38, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• H.P. Lovecraft: Wrote "The Call of Cthulhu" (1928)
• Iron Man (Marvel): Captured in Afghanistan
• Iron Man (Marvel): Built Mark 1 suit
• Akbar the Great: Reformed taxation system (1580)
• Ashoka the Great: Converted to Buddhism (-266)
• Alan Turing: Developed Turing test (1950)
• Indiana Jones: Found the Holy Grail
• Indiana Jones: Found Ark of Covenant (1936)
• William the Conqueror: Won Battle of Hastings (1066)
• William the Conqueror: Became King of England (1066)
• Catherine the Great: Published the Nakaz (legislative guidelines) (1767)
• Catherine the Great: Issued Nakaz reform document (1767)
• Catherine the Great: Published the Nakaz (legislative guidelines) (1767)
• Estée Lauder: Founded Estée Lauder Companies (1946)
• Edmund Hillary: Reached South Pole overland (1958)
• Eliud Kipchoge: Won second Olympic marathon gold (2021)
• Elizabeth Holmes: Convicted of fraud (2022)
• All Might: Became Symbol of Peace
• Obi-Wan Kenobi: Defeated Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar (19)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi: Fought Anakin on Mustafar and went into hiding (-19)
• Aldous Huxley: Published Brave New World (1932)
• Carl Jung: Broke with Freud, developed analytical psychology (1913)
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Became NBA all-time leading scorer, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain (1985)
• Christopher Nolan: Directed "The Dark Knight" (2008)
• Grace Hopper: Started programming Harvard Mark I (1944)
• Georg Ohm: Formulated Ohm Law of electrical resistance (1827)
• Kobe Bryant: Won 5th championship (2010)
• Coco Chanel: Launched Chanel No. 5 (1921)
• Sachin Tendulkar: Won Cricket World Cup (2011)
• Samwise Gamgee: Joined Frodo's quest
• James Watt: Patented separate condenser (1774)
• Jane Austen: Published Sense and Sensibility (1811)
• Jane Austen: Published Pride and Prejudice (1813)
• Jack Sparrow: Lifted curse of Aztec gold
• Jean-Paul Sartre: Published "Being and Nothingness" (1943)
• Joseph Heller: Published Catch-22 (1961)
• John McClane: Saved Nakatomi Plaza
• Susan Wojcicki: Led Google's acquisition of YouTube (2006)
• Spartacus: Led gladiator revolt against Rome (-73)
• Severus Snape: Killed by Nagini
• Sofia Kovalevskaya: Won Prix Bordin from French Academy of Sciences for work on rotating bodies (1888)
• David Hilbert: Presented the famous 23 Hilbert Problems at Paris congress (1900)
• Tony Stark: Built the first Iron Man suit while held captive and escaped (2008)
• Travis Kalanick: Uber valued at $50B (2014)
• Dorian Gray: Destroyed portrait
• Neil deGrasse Tyson: Became director of Hayden Planetarium (1996)
• Bertrand Russell: Co-authored "Principia Mathematica" with Whitehead (1910)
• Haile Selassie: Became Emperor of Ethiopia (1930)
• Beyoncé: Became most awarded artist in Grammy history (2021)
• Falcon (MCU): Became Captain America
• Brook: Died protecting his crew but revived by the Yomi Yomi no Mi
• Floyd Mayweather Jr: Defeated Manny Pacquiao in Fight of the Century (2015)
• Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Defeated Manny Pacquiao in "Fight of the Century" (2015)
• Marc Andreessen: Co-founded Andreessen Horowitz, major venture capital firm (2009)
• Madam C.J. Walker: Founded hair care company (1905)
• Martin Heidegger: Published "Being and Time" (1927)
• Martin Luther: Refused to recant at Diet of Worms (1521)
• Monkey D. Garp (One Piece): Cornered Gol D. Roger
• Johannes Kepler: Published laws of planetary motion (1609)
• Remus Lupin: Died in Battle of Hogwarts
• Rick Blaine: Reunited with Ilsa
• Rick Blaine: Sacrificed love for cause
• Leon Trotsky: Key organizer of October Revolution (1917)
• Mr Rochester: Hired Jane as governess
• Robin Williams: Starred in Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
• Kobo Abe: Published The Woman in the Dunes (1962)
• Masaru Ibuka: Co-founded Sony (1946)
• Natsume Sōseki: Published I Am a Cat (1905)
• Natsume Sōseki: Published I Am a Cat (1905)
• Natsume Sōseki: Published I Am a Cat (1905)
• Joe Hisaishi: Composed "My Neighbor Totoro" score (1988)
• Hayao Miyazaki: Directed Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
• Minamoto no Yoritomo: Established Kamakura Shogunate (1185)
• Hiromu Arakawa: Started Silver Spoon, winning multiple awards (2011)
• Akira Kurosawa: Directed Drunken Angel with Toshiro Mifune (1948)
• Qin Shi Huang: Unified China, became First Emperor (-221)
• Konosuke Matsushita: Announced mission to eliminate poverty through manufacturing (1932)
• Akio Morita: Introduced transistor radios (1959)
• Masayoshi Son: Invested in Yahoo (1995)
• Haruki Murakami: Published Norwegian Wood, became bestseller (1987)
• Haruki Murakami: Published Norwegian Wood (1987)
• Haruki Murakami: Published 'Norwegian Wood', becoming international bestseller (1987)
• Osamu Dazai: Published The Setting Sun (1947)
• Takamori Saigo: Key figure in Meiji Restoration (1868)
• Tokugawa Yoshimune: Began Kyoho Reforms (1722)
• Tim Cook: Joined Apple as Senior VP (1998)
• Neil deGrasse Tyson: Became director of Hayden Planetarium (1996)
• Humbert Humbert: Cross-country journey
• Kido Takayoshi: Joined the Iwakura Mission (1871)

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