In the year 1988
601 Notable deaths
Enzo Sacchi
Italian racing cyclist (1926-1988).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Florence.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 62 years old in Florence.
Loretta McNeil
Athletics competitor (1907–1988).
Born January 10th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in San Mateo.
Olof Stahre
Equestrian (1909–1988).
Born April 19th, 1909 in Lerum Municipality.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 78 years old in Blentarp.
Sumner White
American sailor (1929–1988).
Born November 17th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died October 24th, 1988 at 58 years old in Summit.
Martin Winter
East german rower (1955–1988).
Born November 5th, 1955 in Zerbst.
Died February 21st, 1988 at 32 years old in Magdeburg.
Víctor Unamuno
Spanish footballer (1909–1988).
Born May 21st, 1909 in Bergara.
Died May 20th, 1988 at 78 years old in Durango.
Ottó Boros
Hungarian water polo player (1929–1988).
Born August 5th, 1929 in Békéscsaba.
Died December 18th, 1988 at 59 years old in Szolnok.
Axel Grönberg
Olympic wrestler (1918-1988).
Born May 9th, 1918 in Norberg Municipality.
Died April 23rd, 1988 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Georges Vuilleumier
Swiss footballer (1944-1988).
Born September 21st, 1944 in Tramelan.
Died July 29th, 1988 at 43 years old [ref]
Giacomo Gaioni
Italian olympic cyclist (1905–1988).
Born April 26th, 1905 in Roverbella.
Died November 14th, 1988 at 83 years old in Mantua.
Serafín Aedo
Spanish association football player (1908-1988).
Born November 11th, 1908 in Barakaldo.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Louis-Jean Guyot
Catholic cardinal (1905–1988).
Born July 7th, 1905 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 83 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Nikolay Karakulov
Soviet sprinter (1918–1988).
Born August 10th, 1918 in Bardymsky District.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Rashid Bakr
Sudanese prime minister (1930-1988).
Born June 24th, 1933 in Karkoj.
Died March 11th, 1988 at 54 years old
Walter Monson
Canadian ice hockey player (1909-1988).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Winnipeg.
Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Winnipeg.
Andrey Ershov
Russian computer scientist (1931–1988).
Born April 19th, 1931 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1988 at 57 years old in Moscow, Novosibirsk. [ref]
Frans Peeraer
Belgian footballer (1913-1988).
Born February 15th, 1913 in Borgerhout.
Died March 28th, 1988 at 75 years old
Jesús Olmos
Basketball player.
Born July 20th, 1910 in Chihuahua City.
Died October 25th, 1988 at 78 years old [ref]
Hans Esser
German fencer (1909–1988).
Born January 15th, 1909 in Essen.
Died August 26th, 1988 at 79 years old in Hilden.
Rodolpho Barteczko
Brazilian footballer (1910-1988).
Born November 12th, 1910 in German Empire.
Died March 13th, 1988 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Anton Krásnohorský
Slovak footballer (1925–1988).
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Rohožník.
Died July 25th, 1988 at 62 years old
Arkady Bochkaryov
Basketball player (1931–1988).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died March 29th, 1988 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Bent Peder Rasch
Danish canoe racer (1934–1988).
Born May 31st, 1934 in Copenhagen.
Died November 26th, 1988 at 54 years old in Vancouver.
Hiroshi Yoneyama
Japanese swimmer (1909–1988).
Born March 23rd, 1909 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died January 24th, 1988 at 78 years old
Deaths 526 to 550 of 601
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