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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
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]
Cornelis van Eesteren
Dutch architect and planner (1897-1988).
Born July 4th, 1897 in Alblasserdam. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1988 at 90 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Sten Suvio
Boxer (1911–1988).
Born November 25th, 1911 in Lipovka.
Died October 19th, 1988 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Renzo Palmer
Italian actor (1929-1988).
Born December 20th, 1929 in Milan.
Died June 4th, 1988 at 58 years old in Milan (cancer).
Michiko Tanaka
Japanese singer and actress (1909–1988).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Kanda.
Died May 18th, 1988 at 74 years old in Munich.
Bibi Torriani
Swiss ice hockey player and coach (1911–1988).
Born October 1st, 1911 in St. Moritz.
Died September 3rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Chur.
Colette Deréal
French singer (1927-1988).
Born September 22nd, 1927 in Saint-Cyr-l'École.
Died April 12th, 1988 at 60 years old in Monaco (myocardial infarction).
Mogens Wöldike
Danish conductor (1897–1988).
Born July 5th, 1897 in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg.
Died October 20th, 1988 at 91 years old in Copenhagen.
Ron Staniforth
English footballer (1924–1988).
Born April 13th, 1924 in Newton Heath.
Died October 5th, 1988 at 64 years old in Barrow-in-Furness.
Eitarō Ozawa
Japanese actor (1909-1988).
Born March 27th, 1909 in Tokyo.
Died April 23rd, 1988 at 79 years old in Zushi (lung cancer).
René Vietto
French racing cyclist (1914–1988).
Born February 17th, 1914 in Le Cannet.
Died October 14th, 1988 at 74 years old in Orange.
Erik Lundin
Swedish chess player (1904–1988).
Born July 2nd, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died December 5th, 1988 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Aldo Tonti
Italian cinematographer (1910–1988).
Died July 7th, 1988 at 78 years old in Rome, Marino.
Tore Keller
Swedish association football player (1905-1988).
Born January 4th, 1905 in Norrköping.
Died July 15th, 1988 at 83 years old in Norrköping.
Abraham Seidenberg
American mathematician (1916–1988).
Born June 2nd, 1916 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 71 years old in Milan.
Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev
Soviet world war ii soldier (1924–1988).
Born October 19th, 1924 in Taytobe.
Died August 10th, 1988 at 63 years old in Almaty.
Buck Clarke
American jazz percussionist (1933–1988).
Born October 2nd, 1933 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 11th, 1988 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Irene Manton
British botanist (1904-1988).
Born April 17th, 1904 in Kensington.
Died May 31st, 1988 at 84 years old in Leeds. [ref]
Nataša Gollová
Czech actress (1912-1988).
Born February 27th, 1912 in Prague, Brno. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1988 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Marcel Poot
Belgian composer (1901-1988).
Born May 7th, 1901 in Vilvoorde.
Died June 12th, 1988 at 87 years old in Ixelles.
Theodor Schneider
German mathematician (1911-1988).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Frankfurt.
Died October 31st, 1988 at 77 years old in Zähringen.
Hjördis Petterson
Swedish actress (1908–1988).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Visby. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ivan Dubasov
Russian artist (1897-1988).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Odintsovo.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 90 years old in Moscow.
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino