In the year 1988
528 Notable deaths
Thawan Thamrongnawasawat
8th prime minister of thailand (1901-1988).
Born November 21st, 1901 in Hua Ro.
Died December 3rd, 1988 at 87 years old in Phramongkutklao Hospital.
Antonín Puč
Czech footballer (1907-1988).
Born May 16th, 1907 in Jinonice.
Died April 18th, 1988 at 80 years old in Prague.
Curt Herzstark
Austrian engineer (1902–1988).
Born January 26th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1988 at 86 years old in Nendeln.
Tommy Potter
American jazz double bassist (1918–1988).
Born September 21st, 1918 in Philadelphia.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Rose Ausländer
Jewish poet writing in german and english.
Born May 11th, 1901 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 86 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
T. Hee
American animator, director and teacher (1911–1988).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Oklahoma City.
Died October 30th, 1988 at 77 years old in Montana.
Herbert Feigl
Austrian philosopher (1902–1988).
Born December 14th, 1902 in Liberec.
Died June 1st, 1988 at 85 years old in Minneapolis (cancer). [ref]
Carlos Paião
Portuguese recording artist, singer (1957-1988).
Born November 1st, 1957 in Coimbra.
Died August 26th, 1988 at 30 years old in Rio Maior (traffic collision).
Lin Jaldati
Dutch-german singer and actor (1912-1988).
Born December 13th, 1912 in Amsterdam.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 75 years old in East Berlin.
Eva Novak
American film actress (1898-1988).
Born February 14th, 1898 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
French opera director (1932–1988).
Born February 19th, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1988 at 56 years old in Munich (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Kwon Ki-ok
Korean aviator (1901-1988).
Born January 11th, 1901 in Pyongyang.
Died April 19th, 1988 at 87 years old in Seoul.
Julanne Johnston
American actress (1900-1988).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Indianapolis.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 88 years old in Grosse Pointe (disease).
Margaret Mee
British botanical artist (1909-1988).
Born May 22nd, 1909 in Chesham.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 79 years old in Seagrave (traffic collision). [ref]
Pham Hung
Vietnamese politician (1912-1988).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Vĩnh Long.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 75 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (myocardial infarction).
Henri Frenay
French military officer, politician and french resistance member (1905-1988).
Born November 19th, 1905 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 82 years old in Porto-Vecchio.
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi
Spanish footballer and manager (1922-1988).
Born August 15th, 1922 in Durango.
Died March 19th, 1988 at 65 years old in Madrid.
Karl Maria Demelhuber
German general.
Born May 26th, 1896 in Freising.
Died March 18th, 1988 at 91 years old in Seeshaupt.
Ernesto Giménez Caballero
Spanish writer, journalist and political fascist.
Born August 2nd, 1899. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 88 years old in Calle del Guadalquivir, Madrid. [ref]
Isabel Bishop
American painter (1902-1988).
Born March 3rd, 1902 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 85 years old in The Bronx.
Alain Savary
French politician (1918-1988).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Algiers.
Died February 17th, 1988 at 69 years old in Paris.
Israel Nathan Herstein
American mathematician (1923–1988).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Lublin.
Died February 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Irmgard Seefried
Austrian soprano of german birth (1919-1988).
Born October 9th, 1919 in Köngetried.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Herluf Bidstrup
Danish cartoonist (1912-1988).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 76 years old in Lillerød.
Angelo de Mojana di Cologna
77th prince and grand master of the sovereign military order of malta.
Born August 13th, 1905 in Milan.
Died January 17th, 1988 at 82 years old in Rome (disease).
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer