In the year 1988
601 Notable deaths
Ray Barbuti
Athletics and american football competitor (1905-1988).
Born June 12th, 1905 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pittsfield.
Johanna Hofer
German actress (1896–1988).
Born July 30th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died June 30th, 1988 at 91 years old in Munich.
Lily Laskine
French harpist (1893–1988).
Born August 31st, 1893 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 4th, 1988 at 94 years old in Paris.
Thomas Cooray
Catholic cardinal. (1901–1988).
Born December 28th, 1901 in Negombo.
Died October 29th, 1988 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Evald Schorm
Czech film and theatre director (1931-1988).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Prague.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 56 years old in Prague.
André Navarra
French musician (1911–1988).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Biarritz.
Died July 31st, 1988 at 76 years old in Siena.
Thierry Maulnier
French writer (1909–1988).
Born October 1st, 1909 in Alès.
Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Marnes-la-Coquette.
Lazarus Salii
President of palau (1936-1988).
Born November 17th, 1936 in Angaur.
Died August 20th, 1988 at 51 years old in Koror (gunshot wound).
Zlatko Grgić
Croatian canadian animator (1931-1988).
Born June 21st, 1931 in Zagreb.
Died October 4th, 1988 at 57 years old in Toronto.
María Teresa León
Spanish politician, writer and activist (1903–1988).
Born October 31st, 1903 in Logroño. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1988 at 85 years old in Majadahonda. [ref]
Oskar Rohr
German footballer.
Born April 24th, 1912 in Mannheim.
Died November 8th, 1988 at 76 years old in Mannheim.
Franciszka Themerson
Polish painter, designer, filmmaker (1907-1988).
Born June 28th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died June 29th, 1988 at 81 years old in London.
Franca Raimondi
Italian singer (1932-1988).
Born July 8th, 1932 in Monopoli.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 56 years old in Monopoli (cancer). [ref]
Anatoli Maslyonkin
Soviet footballer (1930-1988).
Born June 29th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died May 16th, 1988 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Bui Xuan Phai
Vietnamese artist (1920-1988).
Born September 1st, 1920 in Hanoi.
Died June 24th, 1988 at 67 years old
Francisco Rodrigues
Brazilian footballer and manager (1925-1988).
Born June 27th, 1925 in São Paulo.
Died October 30th, 1988 at 63 years old in São Paulo.
Paul Esser
German actor (1913-1988).
Born April 24th, 1913 in Kapellen an der Fleuth.
Died January 20th, 1988 at 74 years old in Tenerife.
Ralph Flanagan
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1918-1988).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Los Alamitos.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 69 years old in Los Alamitos.
Fulvia Franco
Italian actress (1931-1988).
Born May 21st, 1931 in Trieste.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 56 years old in Rome.
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Brazilian director and writer (1932–1988).
Born May 23rd, 1932 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 10th, 1988 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer).
Jenő Vincze
Hungarian footballer (1908-1988).
Born November 20th, 1908 in Vršac.
Died November 20th, 1988 at 80 years old in Erlangen.
Rudolf Gramlich
German footballer and manager (1908-1988).
Born June 6th, 1908 in Frankfurt, Offenbach am Main.
Died March 14th, 1988 at 79 years old in Frankfurt.
Menotti Del Picchia
Brazilian writer (1892-1988).
Born March 20th, 1892 in São Paulo.
Died August 23rd, 1988 at 96 years old in São Paulo.
Joseph Wresinski
Anti-poverty activist (1917-1988).
Born February 12th, 1917 in Angers.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 71 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Dorothy Lewis Bernstein
American mathematician (1914–1988).
Born April 11th, 1914 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1988 at 73 years old in Providence. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner