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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
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
György Horváth
Hungarian weightlifter (1943–1988).
Born December 21st, 1943 in Budapest.
Died October 17th, 1988 at 44 years old in Budapest.
Andrei Glanzmann
Romanian footballer (1907-1988).
Born March 27th, 1907 in Prešov. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1988 at 81 years old
Åke Gustafsson
Swedish botanist (1908-1988).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1988 at 80 years old in Lund. [ref]
Walter Kitchen
Canadian ice hockey player (1912–1988).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Toronto.
Died July 18th, 1988 at 75 years old in Toronto.
Bernhard Leene
Dutch racing cyclist (1903–1988).
Born February 15th, 1903 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1988 at 85 years old in Amsterdam.
Nando González
Spanish footballer (1921-1988).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Getxo.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 66 years old in Bilbao.
Georges Wambst
French cyclist (1902–1988).
Born July 21st, 1902 in Colombes, Lunéville.
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Antibes.
István Klimek
Romanian footballer (1913–1988).
Born April 15th, 1913 in Austria–Hungary.
Died November 12th, 1988 at 75 years old
Kees Pellenaars
Dutch cyclist (1913–1988).
Born May 10th, 1913 in Terheijden.
Died January 30th, 1988 at 74 years old in Breda.
Stanislawa Nikodym
Polish mathematician.
Born July 2nd, 1897 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1988 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Raúl Landini
Boxer (1909–1988).
Born July 14th, 1909 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 29th, 1988 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires.
Gunnar Andersen
Norwegian ski jumper (1909-1988).
Born February 26th, 1909 in Modum Municipality. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1988 at 79 years old
Margot Moe
Norwegian figure skater (1899–1988).
Born March 15th, 1899 in Oslo. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1988 at 88 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Hiroaki Sato
Japanese association football player (born 1932).
Born February 5th, 1932 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died January 1st, 1988 at 55 years old in Japan.
Carl Klose
American rower (1891–1988).
Born December 5th, 1891 in Cochecton.
Died January 15th, 1988 at 96 years old in Toms River.
Nicolò Vittori
Italian rower (1909-1988).
Born March 12th, 1909 in Izola.
Died May 26th, 1988 at 79 years old in Trieste.
Ricardo Echeverría
Chilean equestrian (1918–1988).
Born May 31st, 1918 in Antofagasta. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1988 at 70 years old in Angol. [ref]
Jurgis Baltrušaitis
Lithuanian historian (1903–1988).
Died January 25th, 1988 at 84 years old in Paris.
Joachim Pirsch
German rower (1914–1988).
Born October 26th, 1914.
Died August 25th, 1988 at 73 years old
Rolf Wollner
German field hockey player (1906–1988).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died July 6th, 1988 at 82 years old in Leipzig.
Steve Anderson
American hurdler (1906-1988).
Born April 10th, 1906 in Portsmouth.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 82 years old in Seattle.
Renato Traiola
Italian water polo player (1924–1988).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Savigliano.
Died January 18th, 1988 at 63 years old in Latina.
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