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In the year 1988
528 Notable deaths
Timothy Patrick Murphy
American actor (1959–1988).
Born November 3rd, 1959 in Hartford.
Died December 6th, 1988 at 29 years old in Sherman Oaks (death from AIDS-related complications).
Seth Neddermeyer
American physicist (1907–1988).
Born September 16th, 1907 in Richmond.
Died January 29th, 1988 at 80 years old in Seattle (Parkinson's disease).
Jackie Milburn
English footballer (1924-1988).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Ashington.
Died October 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Ashington.
Trường Chinh
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1907–1988).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 81 years old in Hanoi.
Glenn Cunningham
Athletics competitor, middle distance runner, miler.
Born August 4th, 1909 in Elkhart.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 78 years old in Menifee.
Patrick Steptoe
British gynaecologist.
Born June 9th, 1913 in Witney.
Died March 21st, 1988 at 74 years old in Canterbury.
Gisella Perl
Gynecologist and author (1907–1988).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died December 16th, 1988 at 81 years old in Herzliya. [ref]
Philippe de Rothschild
Wine grower and auto racer (1902-1988).
Born April 13th, 1902 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 20th, 1988 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Allan Cuthbertson
Australian actor (1920–1988).
Born April 7th, 1920 in Perth.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
Lyman Lemnitzer
American general.
Born August 29th, 1899 in Honesdale.
Died November 12th, 1988 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C..
Angela Aames
Actress (1956-1988).
Born February 27th, 1956 in Pierre.
Died November 27th, 1988 at 32 years old in West Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Michael Ramsey
Archbishop of canterbury (1904-1988).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Cambridge.
Died April 23rd, 1988 at 83 years old in Oxford.
Ken Murray
Entertainer, producer, author (1903-1988).
Born July 14th, 1903 in New York City.
Died October 12th, 1988 at 85 years old in Burbank.
Emeric Pressburger
Hungarian-british screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988).
Born December 5th, 1902 in Miskolc.
Died February 5th, 1988 at 85 years old in Saxtead (pneumonia).
Frank Zamboni
American inventor and engineer (1901–1988).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Eureka.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 87 years old in Paramount (lung cancer).
Florence Eldridge
American actress.
Born September 5th, 1901 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction).
Hamengkubuwono IX
Sultan of yogyakarta, indonesia, first governor of the special region of yogyakarta and 2nd vice president of indonesia (1912-1988).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Yogyakarta.
Died October 3rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert Duncan
American poet (1919-1988).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Oakland.
Died February 3rd, 1988 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease).
Joshua Logan
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988).
Born October 5th, 1908 in Texarkana.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 79 years old in New York City.
Dino Grandi
Italian politician (1895–1988).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Mordano. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1988 at 92 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Stuart Symington
American politician (1901-1988).
Born June 26th, 1901 in Amherst.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 87 years old in New Canaan.
Anne Seymour
American actress (1909-1988).
Born September 11th, 1909 in Manhattan.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Clifford D. Simak
American writer, journalist (1904-1988).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Millville. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1988 at 83 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
William Cagney
American actor and producer (1905–1988).
Born March 26th, 1905 in New York City.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Newport Beach.
Farida of Egypt
Egyptian queen consort (1921–1988).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Alexandria.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 67 years old in Cairo (leukemia).
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