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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Armand Mouyal
French fencer (1925–1988).
Born October 16th, 1925 in Oran.
Died July 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
Józef Łobodowski
Polish poet (1909–1988).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Purviškė.
Died April 18th, 1988 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Lotte Stam-Beese
Dutch architect, photographer, and urban planner (1903–1988).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Rokitki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died November 18th, 1988 at 85 years old in Krimpen aan den IJssel.
Paul Ledoux
Belgian astronomer (1914–1988).
Born August 8th, 1914 in Forrières.
Died October 6th, 1988 at 74 years old in Liège.
Alice Vibert Douglas
Canadian astronomer (1894–1988).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Montreal.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 93 years old in Kingston.
Oleg Zhakov
Soviet actor (1905-1988).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Sarapul.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Freddie Wolff
British sprinter and metal trader (1910–1988).
Born October 13th, 1910 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 26th, 1988 at 77 years old in London.
Svetislav Glišović
Serbian footballer (1913–1988).
Born September 17th, 1913 in Belgrade.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 74 years old in Paris.
Ruth Bleier
American neurophysiologist and activist.
Born November 17th, 1923 in New Kensington. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1988 at 64 years old in Madison.
Aaly Tokombaev
Soviet poet (1904-1988).
Born November 7th, 1904 in Kayıŋdı.
Died June 19th, 1988 at 83 years old in Bishkek.
Leonidas Proaño
Ecuadorian priest and theologian (1910-1988).
Born January 29th, 1910 in San Antonio de Ibarra.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 78 years old in Quito.
Frederick Sumner Brackett
American physicist (1896–1988).
Born August 1st, 1896 in Claremont.
Died January 28th, 1988 at 91 years old
Carl Erhardt
British ice hockey player (1897–1988).
Born February 15th, 1897 in Beckenham. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 91 years old in London Borough of Bromley.
Maximilien de Furstenberg
Roman catholic cardinal (1904–1988).
Born October 23rd, 1904 in Heerlen.
Died September 22nd, 1988 at 83 years old in Mont (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jamie Hamilton
British rower and publisher (1900-1988).
Born November 15th, 1900 in Indianapolis.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 87 years old in Westminster.
Menachem Savidor
Israeli politician (1917-1988).
Born August 20th, 1917 in Bakhmut. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1988 at 71 years old in Israel.
Hermann Volk
German catholic theologian (1903-1988).
Born December 27th, 1903 in Hanau-Steinheim.
Died July 1st, 1988 at 84 years old in Mainz.
Louis Versyp
Belgian association football player (1908-1988).
Born December 5th, 1908 in Bruges.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Belgium.
Henry Johansen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1904-1988).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Christiania.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Julian Alfred Steyermark
American botanist (1909-1988).
Born January 27th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 79 years old in St. Louis.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius