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In the year 1988
601 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Christian Matras
Faroese poet (1900–1988).
Born December 7th, 1900 in Viðareiði.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 87 years old in Tórshavn.
Andreas Ostler
Bobsledder (1921–1988).
Born January 21st, 1921 in Grainau.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 67 years old in Grainau.
Anna Sipos
Hungarian table tennis player (1908–1988).
Born April 3rd, 1908 in Szeged. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1988 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Boris Kulagin
Soviet association football player and ice hockey player (1924-1988).
Born December 31st, 1924 in Barnaul.
Died January 25th, 1988 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Gerd Hornberger
German sprinter (1910-1988).
Born February 17th, 1910 in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
Died September 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
Roger Loyer
French racing driver.
Born August 5th, 1907 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 24th, 1988 at 80 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
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