In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Roberto Succo
Italian serial killer (1962–1988).
Born April 3rd, 1962 in Venice.
Died May 23rd, 1988 at 26 years old in Vicenza (asphyxia).
Hartmann Lauterbacher
Austrian politician, member of the nazi-party.
Born May 24th, 1909 in Reutte.
Died April 12th, 1988 at 78 years old in Seeon-Seebruck.
Rudolf Schündler
German actor (1906–1988).
Born April 17th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died December 12th, 1988 at 82 years old in Munich.
Pierre Desproges
French humorist (1939–1988).
Died April 18th, 1988 at 48 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Herbert L. Anderson
American physicist (1914-1988).
Born May 24th, 1914 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1988 at 74 years old in Los Alamos (berylliosis).
Alphaeus Philemon Cole
American artist (1876-1988).
Born July 12th, 1876 in Jersey City.
Died November 25th, 1988 at 112 years old in New York City.
Michel-Louis Guérard des Lauriers
French dominican theologian and traditionalist catholic bishop.
Born October 25th, 1898 in Suresnes.
Died February 27th, 1988 at 89 years old in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
Yuli Daniel
Soviet writer and poet (1925-1988).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Pauline Lafont
Actress (1963-1988).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Nîmes.
Died August 11th, 1988 at 25 years old in Gabriac (falling).
Enzo Tortora
Popular tv host on national rai television and italian politician (1928-1988).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Genoa.
Died May 28th, 1988 at 59 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Leon Belasco
American musician (1902-1988).
Born October 11th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died June 1st, 1988 at 85 years old in Orange.
Vic Watson
English footballer (1897-1988).
Born November 10th, 1897 in Girton.
Died August 3rd, 1988 at 90 years old in Girton.
Nils Bejerot
Swedish psychiatrist (1921-1988).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Norrtälje.
Died November 29th, 1988 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Liang Shuming
Chinese philosopher (1893-1988).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Beijing.
Died June 23rd, 1988 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Vasil Mzhavanadze
First secretary of the communist party of the georgian ssr (1902-1988).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Kutaisi.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 85 years old in Moscow.
E. Hoffmann Price
American writer (1898–1988).
Born July 3rd, 1898 in Fowler.
Died June 18th, 1988 at 89 years old in Redwood City. [ref]
Gene de Paul
American pianist, composer and songwriter (1919-1988).
Born June 17th, 1919 in New York City.
Died February 27th, 1988 at 68 years old in Northridge.
Vladimír Menšík
Czech actor and entertainer (1929–1988).
Born October 9th, 1929 in Ivančice. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1988 at 58 years old in Brno (asthma). [ref]
André Frédéric Cournand
French physiologist (1895–1988).
Born September 24th, 1895 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 19th, 1988 at 92 years old in Great Barrington.
Kléber Dadjo
Togolese politician (1914-1988).
Born August 12th, 1914 in Togoland.
Died September 23rd, 1988 at 74 years old in Togo.
E. B. Ford
British ecological geneticist (1901-1988).
Born April 23rd, 1901 in Papcastle.
Died January 21st, 1988 at 86 years old in Oxford.
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 July 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.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi