In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Greta Nissen
Actress (1906 – 1988).
Born January 30th, 1906 in Oslo.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 82 years old in Montecito (Parkinson's disease).
Lauris Norstad
American general in the united states army air forces and united states air force.
Born March 24th, 1907 in Minneapolis.
Died September 12th, 1988 at 81 years old in Tucson.
James Devereux
United states marine corps general and congressman (1903-1988).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Cuba.
Died August 5th, 1988 at 85 years old in Baltimore (pneumonia).
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Guy Hocquenghem
French philosopher, novelist, essayist and journalist (1946–1988).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 41 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications).
Melvin Frank
American screenwriter and director (1913-1988).
Born August 13th, 1913 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Abdullahi Issa
Prime minister of the trust territory of somalia , the designer of the somali flag & the party leader of s.y.l ( somali youth league) ,(born in 1922 and died in 1988).
Born November 11th, 1922 in Afgooye.
Died March 11th, 1988 at 65 years old in Rome.
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader (1910–1988).
Born December 17th, 1910 in Battle Creek.
Died May 28th, 1988 at 77 years old in New York City.
John Clellon Holmes
American beat generation writer, novelist (1926–1988).
Born March 12th, 1926 in Massachusetts.
Died March 30th, 1988 at 62 years old in Middletown (cancer).
Johannes Hendrikus Donner
Dutch chess grandmaster (1927-1988).
Born July 6th, 1927 in The Hague.
Died November 27th, 1988 at 61 years old in Amsterdam.
Wilhelm Batz
German world war ii fighter pilot (1916-1988).
Born May 21st, 1916 in Bamberg.
Died September 11th, 1988 at 72 years old in Ebern.
Joachim Prinz
German-american rabbi.
Born May 10th, 1902 in Bierdzany.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 86 years old in Livingston.
Josep Tarradellas i Joan
Spanish catalan politician (1899-1988).
Born January 19th, 1899 in Cervelló. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1988 at 89 years old in Barcelona.
Richard Schulze-Kossens
Ss officer ; adolf hitler's aid ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Spandau.
Died July 3rd, 1988 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf (lung cancer).
Aparicio Méndez
President of uruguay (1904-1988).
Born August 24th, 1904 in Rivera.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
James Rhyne Killian
The 10th president of the massachusetts institute of technology (1904–1988).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Blacksburg.
Died January 29th, 1988 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Dorothy Jordan
American actress (1906-1988).
Born August 9th, 1906 in Clarksville.
Died December 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Morgan Farley
American actor (1898–1988).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Mamaroneck.
Died October 11th, 1988 at 90 years old in San Pedro.
Robert Joffrey
Ballet choreographer, 1928–1988.
Born December 24th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died March 25th, 1988 at 57 years old in New York City (AIDS related disease).
Lawrence Brown
Jazz trombonist (1907-1988).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Lawrence.
Died September 5th, 1988 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia
Princess of russia (1898–1988).
Born March 15th, 1898 in Dulber.
Died April 21st, 1988 at 90 years old in Chantilly.
Stanley William Hayter
English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988).
Born December 27th, 1901 in London.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 86 years old in Paris.
Máirtín Ó Direáin
Irish poet (1910-1988).
Born November 29th, 1910 in Inis Mór.
Died March 19th, 1988 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Youri Egorov
Soviet pianist (1954-1988).
Died April 16th, 1988 at 33 years old in Amsterdam (death from AIDS-related complications).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler