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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Iosif Grigulevich
Soviet spy and costa rican diplomat (1913–1988).
Born May 5th, 1913 in Vilnius.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Brigitte Horney
Actress (1911–1988).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 77 years old in Hamburg (liver cancer).
Alf Kjellin
Swedish actor and film director (1920–1988).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Lund.
Died April 5th, 1988 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Isidor Isaac Rabi
American physicist (1898–1988).
Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Jack Marshall
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1912-1988).
Born March 5th, 1912 in Wellington.
Died August 30th, 1988 at 76 years old in Snape.
Robert Livingston
American actor (1904-1988).
Born December 9th, 1904 in Quincy.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tarzana (pulmonary emphysema).
Edgar Faure
French politician (1908-1988).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Béziers.
Died March 30th, 1988 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Fenner Brockway
British politician (1888–1988).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Kolkata.
Died April 29th, 1988 at 99 years old in Hertfordshire.
Ulanhu
Former vice president of people republic of china (1906-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Tumed-Tsi.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Titular grand duke of saxe-weimar-eisenach (1912-1988).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Schloss Wilhelmsthal.
Died October 14th, 1988 at 76 years old in Schienen.
Karl August Wittfogel
German-american academic (1896–1988).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Woltersdorf. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1988 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Al Holbert
American racecar driver (1946–1988).
Born November 11th, 1946 in Abington Township.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 41 years old in Columbus.
Pietro Annigoni
Italian painter (1910-1988).
Died October 28th, 1988 at 78 years old in Florence (kidney failure).
Mikhail Naimy
Lebanese writer (1889–1988).
Born October 17th, 1889 in Baskinta.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 98 years old in Beirut (lipid pneumonia).
Françoise Dolto
French pediatrician & psychoanalyst (1908–1988).
Born November 6th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 25th, 1988 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Toni Frissell
American photographer (1907–1988).
Born March 10th, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 81 years old in St. James (Alzheimer's disease).
Eric A. Havelock
British classical philologist (1903–1988).
Born June 3rd, 1903 in London.
Died April 4th, 1988 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie.
Kurt Raab
German actor (1941–1988).
Born July 20th, 1941 in Kašperské Hory.
Died June 28th, 1988 at 46 years old in Hamburg (death from AIDS-related complications).
Chick Chandler
American actor (1905-1988).
Born January 18th, 1905 in Kingston.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 83 years old in Laguna Beach (disease).
Gaston Eyskens
Belgian prime minister (1905-1988).
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Leuven.
Richard B. Ogilvie
U.s. politician, governor of illinois (1923-1988).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Heinz Pagels
American physicist (1939–1988).
Born February 19th, 1939 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1988 at 49 years old in Pyramid Peak (falling from height).
Francis Ponge
French writer (1899–1988).
Born March 27th, 1899 in Montpellier.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 89 years old in Le Bar-sur-Loup.
Michel Auclair
French actor of montenegrin descent (1922-1988).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Koblenz.
Died January 7th, 1988 at 65 years old in Fayence (cerebral hemorrhage).
Dulcie September
South african anti-apartheid activist (1935–1988).
Born August 20th, 1935 in Athlone.
Died March 29th, 1988 at 52 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Deaths 226 to 250 of 603
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