In the year 1988
601 Notable deaths
Magdaléna Štrompachová
Hungarian-slovak painter and restorer (1919-1988).
Born September 23rd, 1919 in Budapest.
Died November 17th, 1988 at 69 years old in Bratislava.
Ann Mari Falk
Swedish translator and writer (1916-1988).
Born December 19th, 1916 in Sankt Matteus.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 71 years old in Johannes parish.
Euclydes Barbosa
Brazilian association football player (1909-1988).
Born December 7th, 1909 in São Paulo.
Died February 26th, 1988 at 78 years old in São Paulo (respiratory disease).
Omer Taverne
Road bicycle racer (1904–1988).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Waudrez.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 83 years old in Dax. [ref]
Heinz Förstendorf
Field hockey player (1907–1988).
Born December 28th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died September 2nd, 1988 at 80 years old in Bremen.
Erik Husted
Danish field hockey player (1900-1988).
Born January 3rd, 1900 in Helsingør.
Died July 10th, 1988 at 88 years old in Copenhagen.
Albert Taylor
Canadian rower (1911–1988).
Born May 20th, 1911 in Belleville.
Died September 9th, 1988 at 77 years old in Hamilton.
Kaare Wahlberg
Former norwegian ski jumper, olympic medalist (1912–1988).
Born July 3rd, 1912 in Hamar Municipality.
Died February 29th, 1988 at 75 years old in Hamar Municipality.
Endre Palócz
Fencer (1911–1988).
Born March 23rd, 1911 in Budapest.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça
Footballer (1894-1988).
Born December 25th, 1894 in Cataguases.
Died October 19th, 1988 at 93 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jan de Boer
Dutch association football player (1898-1988).
Born August 29th, 1898 in Amsterdam.
Died June 30th, 1988 at 89 years old in Amsterdam.
Rudolf Wirz
Swiss handball player.
Born January 28th, 1918 in Switzerland.
Died November 5th, 1988 at 70 years old in Basel.
Alberto Uria
Uruguayan racing driver.
Born July 11th, 1924 in Montevideo.
Died December 4th, 1988 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
Stefan Turchak
Soviet conductor (1938-1988).
Born February 28th, 1938 in Maćkowice.
Died October 23rd, 1988 at 50 years old in Kyiv.
Ernst Hufschmid
Swiss handball player.
Born October 9th, 1910 in Switzerland.
Died February 18th, 1988 at 77 years old [ref]
Auguste Verdijck
Belgian bicycle racer.
Born February 8th, 1902 in Schoten.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Merksem.
Valter Klauson
Estonian politician (1913–1988).
Born January 2nd, 1914 in Tolmachyovo.
Died December 5th, 1988 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira
Brazilian footballer (1900-1988).
Born April 11th, 1900 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 10th, 1988 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Aira Kaal
Estonian author, journalist and poet (1911-1988).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Pöide Rural Municipality.
Died April 7th, 1988 at 76 years old in Tartu.
Jesús Fernández Santos
Spanish writer (1926–1988).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 61 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Jimmy Ball
Athletics competitor (1903–1988).
Born May 7th, 1903 in Dauphin.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 85 years old in Victoria.
Franz Mandl
Austrian footballer (1916-1988).
Born August 4th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died February 4th, 1988 at 71 years old
Abdelrahman Fawzy
Egyptian footballer (1909-1988).
Born November 11th, 1909 in Port Said.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 78 years old in Cairo.
Willis Edwards
English footballer (1903–1988).
Born April 28th, 1903 in Derbyshire.
Died September 27th, 1988 at 85 years old in Leeds.
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Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon