In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
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.
Felix Maria Davídek
Bishop of the roman catholic church (1921–1988).
Born January 12th, 1921 in Brno, Horní Štěpánov, Brno-Chrlice. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1988 at 67 years old in Brno. [ref]
Harry Lundahl
Swedish footballer and manager (1905-1988).
Born October 16th, 1905 in Helsingborg. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1988 at 82 years old in Gothenburg.
Elizabeth Scott
Mathematician (1917-1988).
Born November 23rd, 1917 in Fort Sill.
Died December 20th, 1988 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Włodzimierz Mazur
Polish footballer (1954–1988).
Born April 14th, 1954 in Opatów.
Died December 1st, 1988 at 34 years old in Sosnowiec.
Nikolay Makarov
Soviet firearms designer (1914–1988).
Born May 22nd, 1914 in Sasovo. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 73 years old in Tula (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Christian Kampmann
Danish writer, journalist (1939-1988).
Born July 24th, 1939 in Hellerup. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1988 at 49 years old in Læsø.
Richard Vogt
German boxer (1913-1988).
Born January 26th, 1913 in Hamburg.
Died July 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Hamburg.
Gregorio Gómez
Mexican footballer (1927–1988).
Born June 26th, 1924 in Tepatitlán de Morelos.
Died June 11th, 1988 at 63 years old in Guadalajara.
Jean Mistler
French politician (1897–1988).
Born September 1st, 1897 in Sorèze.
Died November 11th, 1988 at 91 years old in Thiais.
Grigor Yeghiazaryan
Armenian composer (1909-1988).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Enginalan.
Died November 4th, 1988 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Anatolii Levchenko
Soviet test pilot and cosmonaut (1941-1988).
Born May 5th, 1941 in Krasnokutsk.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 47 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Irene Hunt
Actress (1892-1988).
Born February 22nd, 1892 in New York City.
Died October 13th, 1988 at 96 years old in Paso Robles.
Jan Brzák-Felix
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1912-1988).
Born April 6th, 1912 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1988 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Rita Rait-Kovaleva
Russian writer (1898-1988).
Born April 19th, 1898 in Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Shigeo Sugiura
Japanese swimmer (1917-1988).
Born May 10th, 1917 in Hamamatsu.
Died April 10th, 1988 at 70 years old
José Magriñá
Cuban footballer (1917-1988).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Havana.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old
Gerd Grieg
Norwegian actress (1895–1988).
Born April 21st, 1895 in Bergen.
Died August 9th, 1988 at 93 years old in Norway.
Gennadi Krasnitsky
Soviet footballer-manager (1940-1988).
Born August 27th, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died June 12th, 1988 at 47 years old in Bokhtar.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach