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In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Luis Walter Alvarez
American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988).
Born June 13th, 1911 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1988 at 77 years old in Berkeley (lung cancer). [ref]
Roy Buchanan
American blues musician (1939–1988).
Born September 23rd, 1939 in Ozark.
Died August 14th, 1988 at 48 years old in Fairfax (hanging to death).
William McMahon
Australian politician, 20th prime minister of australia (1908–1988).
Born February 23rd, 1908 in Redfern.
Died March 31st, 1988 at 80 years old in Potts Point (cancer).
Alan Napier
English actor (1903–1988).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Kings Norton.
Died August 8th, 1988 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Daws Butler
American voice actor (1916–1988).
Born November 16th, 1916 in Toledo.
Died May 18th, 1988 at 71 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction).
Karpoori Thakur
Indian politician.
Born January 24th, 1924 in Samastipur district.
Died February 18th, 1988 at 64 years old
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
Quran reciter (1927–1988).
Born January 1st, 1927 in Armant.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 61 years old in Agouza (hepatitis).
Hal Ashby
American film director and film editor (1929-1988).
Born September 2nd, 1929 in Ogden.
Died December 27th, 1988 at 59 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer).
Ralph Meeker
American actor (1920-1988).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died August 5th, 1988 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Ella Raines
American actress (1920-1988).
Born August 6th, 1920 in Fall City.
Died May 30th, 1988 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (esophageal cancer).
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist (1902–1988).
Born March 21st, 1902 in Lyon.
Died October 19th, 1988 at 86 years old in Detroit (cancer).
Dmitri Polyakov
Soviet major general, high-ranking gru officer, and prominent cold war spy.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Starobilsk.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 66 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Jan Baalsrud
Norwegian soe personnel (1917–1988).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 71 years old in Kongsvinger Municipality.
Dennis Day
American actor, comedian and singer (1916–1988).
Born May 21st, 1916 in The Bronx.
Died June 22nd, 1988 at 72 years old in Bel Air (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Mangaluru.
Died October 29th, 1988 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Duane Jones
American actor (1937–1988).
Born April 11th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1988 at 51 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Andrew Duggan
Actor (1923–1988).
Born December 28th, 1923 in Franklin.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 64 years old in Westwood (esophageal cancer).
Raymond Williams
Welsh scholar, author, and marxist literary critic (1921–1988).
Born August 31st, 1921 in Pandy.
Died January 26th, 1988 at 66 years old in Saffron Walden (myocardial infarction).
Leonard Frey
American actor (1938–1988).
Born September 4th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died August 24th, 1988 at 49 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Victoria Shaw
Australian actress (1935-1988).
Born May 25th, 1935 in Sydney.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 53 years old in Sydney (pulmonary emphysema).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
American politician (1914–1988).
Born August 17th, 1914 in Campobello Island.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 74 years old in Poughkeepsie (lung cancer).
Brook Benton
American singer (1931–1988).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Lugoff.
Died April 9th, 1988 at 56 years old in Queens (meningitis).
Salem bin Laden
Saudi arabian businessman (1946-1988).
Born January 4th, 1946 in Jeddah.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 42 years old in San Antonio (aviation accident).
Leela Mishra
Indian actress.
Born January 1st, 1908 in Jais.
Died January 17th, 1988 at 80 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Bonita Granville
American actress (1923-1988).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Chicago.
Died October 11th, 1988 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer, lung cancer).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 603
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