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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Carlos Velo
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1909-1988).
Born November 15th, 1909 in Cartelle.
Died March 1st, 1988 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Alf Martinsen
Norwegian footballer (1911-1988).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Lillestrøm. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Lillestrøm.
Nikolai Sologubov
Soviet ice hockey player.
Born August 8th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Greer Skousen
Mexican basketball player (1916–1988).
Born September 24th, 1916 in Casas Grandes.
Died March 20th, 1988 at 71 years old in San Antonio.
Näcip Cihanof
Soviet tatar composer (1911-1988).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Oral.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 77 years old in Ufa.
Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson
Icelandic writer (1918–1988).
Born September 26th, 1918.
Died July 30th, 1988 at 69 years old in Reykjavík.
Mykola Lukash
Ukrainian translator (1919–1988).
Born December 19th, 1919 in Krolevets.
Died August 29th, 1988 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
Joseph Albert Sullivan
Ice hockey player, doctor, and politician (1901–1988).
Born January 8th, 1901 in Scarborough.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 87 years old in Scarborough.
Evelyn Pinching
British alpine skier (1915-1988).
Born March 18th, 1915 in Norwich.
Died December 24th, 1988 at 73 years old in Westminster.
Paula Mollenhauer
German discus thrower (1908–1988).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Hamburg.
Died July 7th, 1988 at 79 years old in Hamburg.
Raymond Dubly
French footballer (1893-1988).
Born November 5th, 1893 in Roubaix.
Died September 7th, 1988 at 94 years old in Toulouse.
Michael Minsky
Russian and ukrainian singer (1918-1988).
Born August 12th, 1918 in Bağay. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1988 at 70 years old in Zwolle.
Thelma Payne
American diver (1896–1988).
Born July 18th, 1896 in Salem.
Died September 7th, 1988 at 92 years old in Laguna Niguel.
John Garrison
American ice hockey player (1909-1988).
Born February 13th, 1909 in West Newton.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 79 years old in Lincoln.
Maisie Carr
Australian ecologist (1912–1988).
Born February 26th, 1912 in Footscray.
Died September 9th, 1988 at 76 years old in Canberra.
Eino Kirjonen
Finnish ski jumper (1933–1988).
Born February 25th, 1933 in Primorsk.
Died August 21st, 1988 at 55 years old in Kouvola.
Nora Polley
Indian tennis player (1894-1988).
Born July 29th, 1894 in Budaun.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 93 years old in Leominster.
Josep Raich
Footballer (1913-1988).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Molins de Rei.
Died July 25th, 1988 at 74 years old in Barcelona.
Ferenc Pataki
Hungarian gymnast (1917–1988).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died April 25th, 1988 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Wolfram Fiedler
East german luger (1951–1988).
Born September 29th, 1951 in Ilmenau.
Died April 11th, 1988 at 36 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov
Soviet artist and graphic artist fyodor reshetnikov (1906-1988).
Born July 28th, 1906 in Sursko-Lytovske.
Died December 13th, 1988 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Adelfo Magallanes
Peruvian footballer (1913–1988).
Born August 29th, 1910 in San Vicente de Cañete. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1988 at 77 years old in Lima. [ref]
Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
Catholic cardinal (1903–1988).
Born August 12th, 1903 in Piacenza.
Died November 9th, 1988 at 85 years old in Rome.
Abderrahman Ibrir
Footballer (1919–1988).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Dellys. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1988 at 68 years old in Sidi Fredj (drowning).
André Saeys
Belgian footballer (1911-1988).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Bruges.
Died March 22nd, 1988 at 77 years old in Tenerife.
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