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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Solomon Cutner
English pianist (1902–1988).
Born August 9th, 1902 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1988 at 85 years old in London.
Nada Klaić
Croatian historian, linguist, translator (1920–1988).
Born July 21st, 1920 in Zagreb.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 68 years old in Zagreb.
Marie Logoreci
Albanian actress (1920-1988).
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Shkodër.
Died June 19th, 1988 at 67 years old in Tirana.
Freda James
English tennis player (1911–1988).
Born January 11th, 1911 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1988 at 77 years old
Camilla Ravera
Italian politician (1889-1988).
Born June 18th, 1889 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 14th, 1988 at 98 years old in Rome.
Guido Celano
Italian actor, voice actor and director.
Born April 19th, 1904 in Francavilla al Mare.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Rome.
Ferenc Sas
Hungarian footballer (1915-1988).
Born August 16th, 1915 in Devecser.
Died September 3rd, 1988 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Axel von Ambesser
German director, actor and author (1910–1988).
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died September 6th, 1988 at 78 years old in Munich.
Alfred Kelbassa
German footballer (1925-1988).
Born April 21st, 1925 in Buer.
Died August 11th, 1988 at 63 years old in Dortmund.
Gordon Carpenter
American basketball player (1919–1988).
Born September 24th, 1919 in Ash Flat.
Died March 8th, 1988 at 68 years old in Lakewood.
Hilde Güden
Austrian soprano singer (1917–1988).
Born September 15th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died September 17th, 1988 at 71 years old in Klosterneuburg.
Pietro Arcari
Italian footballer (1909–1988).
Born December 2nd, 1909 in Casalpusterlengo.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 78 years old in Cremona.
Cal Niday
Racecar driver.
Born April 29th, 1914 in Turlock.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 73 years old in Lancaster.
Otto Zdansky
Austrian paleontologist (1894–1988).
Born November 28th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1988 at 94 years old in Uppsala.
Joseph Karakis
Soviet architect, urban planner, painter and teacher (1902-1988).
Died February 23rd, 1988 at 85 years old in Kyiv.
Evgeny Golubev
Russian composer (1910–1988).
Born February 16th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died December 25th, 1988 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Henrik Malyan
Armenian film director (1925–1988).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Telavi.
Died March 14th, 1988 at 62 years old in Yerevan.
Sándor Bíró
Hungarian footballer.
Born August 9th, 1911 in Füzesabony.
Died October 7th, 1988 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Abdul Rashid
Pakistani field hockey player (1922-1988).
Born June 1st, 1922 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 8th, 1988 at 65 years old in Rawalpindi.
Ilona Fehér
Israeli musician (1901–1988).
Born December 1st, 1901 in Budapest.
Died December 2nd, 1988 at 87 years old in Holon. [ref]
Ernesto Lazzatti
Argentine association football player and manager (1915–1988).
Born September 5th, 1915 in Bahía Blanca.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 73 years old
Edward Vaughan Bevan
British rower (1907-1988).
Born November 3rd, 1907 in Chesterton.
Died February 22nd, 1988 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Mirko Kokotović
Croatian footballer (1913-1988).
Born April 15th, 1913 in Lukavac.
Died November 15th, 1988 at 75 years old in Zagreb.
Jenő Barcsay
Hungarian artist (1900-1988).
Born January 14th, 1900 in Cătina.
Died April 2nd, 1988 at 88 years old in Budapest.
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