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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
José Dolhem
Racecar driver (1944-1988).
Born April 26th, 1944 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 16th, 1988 at 43 years old in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (aviation accident).
Charles Glen King
United states biochemist (1896-1988).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Entiat.
Died January 23rd, 1988 at 91 years old in West Chester.
Ray Barbuti
Athletics and american football competitor (1905-1988).
Born June 12th, 1905 in Brooklyn.
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]
Glenn Cunningham
Athletics competitor, middle distance runner, miler (1909–1988).
Born August 4th, 1909 in Elkhart.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 78 years old in Menifee.
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 25th, 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.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 603
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson