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In the year 1988
528 Notable deaths
Olive Carey
American actress (1896–1988).
Born January 31st, 1896 in New York City.
Died March 13th, 1988 at 92 years old in Carpinteria.
Harold Rosson
American cinematographer (1895-1988).
Born April 6th, 1895 in New York City.
Died September 6th, 1988 at 93 years old in Palm Beach.
Piero Taruffi
Italian racing driver.
Born October 12th, 1906 in Albano Laziale.
Died January 12th, 1988 at 81 years old in Rome.
Lin Carter
American fantasy writer, editor, critic.
Born June 9th, 1930 in St. Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1988 at 57 years old in Montclair (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Guillermo Haro
Mexican astronomer (1913–1988).
Born March 21st, 1913 in Mexico City.
Died April 26th, 1988 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Colin Higgins
Director, producer, actor, screenwriter.
Born July 28th, 1941 in Noumea. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1988 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Muzafer Sherif
Turkish psychologist (1906-1988).
Born July 29th, 1906 in İzmir.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 82 years old in Fairbanks.
Siaka Probyn Stevens
Prime minister of sierra leone (1905-1988).
Born August 24th, 1905 in Moyamba.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 82 years old in Freetown.
María del Carmen Polo Martínez-Valdés
Spanish noble (1900-1988).
Born June 11th, 1900 in Oviedo.
Died February 6th, 1988 at 87 years old in Madrid (bronchopneumonia).
Andrija Artuković
Convicted world war ii war criminal (1899–1988).
Born November 29th, 1899 in Klobuk.
Died January 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Zagreb.
Michael Shaara
American writer.
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died May 5th, 1988 at 58 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Giorgio Almirante
Italian politician (1914–1988).
Born June 27th, 1914 in Salsomaggiore Terme. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1988 at 73 years old in Rome (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Felix Wankel
German mechanical engineer, inventor of the wankel engine (1902-1988).
Born August 13th, 1902 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died October 9th, 1988 at 86 years old in Heidelberg.
Ernst Ruska
German physicist (1906–1988).
Born December 25th, 1906 in Heidelberg.
Died May 27th, 1988 at 81 years old in West Berlin.
Umashankar Joshi
Gujarati poet, scholar and writer. (1911-1988).
Died December 19th, 1988 at 77 years old in Mumbai.
Ciarán Bourke
Irish singer (1935–1988).
Born February 18th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 53 years old in Dublin.
Sewall Wright
American geneticist (1889-1988).
Born December 21st, 1889 in Melrose.
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 98 years old in Madison.
Sergey Gorshkov
Soviet admiral (1910–1988).
Born February 26th, 1910 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Willem Drees
Dutch politician (1886-1988).
Born July 5th, 1886 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer.
Born September 3rd, 1915 in Memphis.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 72 years old in Paris (kidney failure).
Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Pakistani intelligence chief.
Born June 11th, 1924 in Rampur.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur.
Mona Washbourne
English actress of stage, film and television (1903-1988).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Birmingham.
Died November 15th, 1988 at 84 years old in London.
Joie Chitwood
American racing driver (1912-1988).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Denison.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 75 years old in Tampa.
Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1908-1988).
Born March 4th, 1910 in Riyadh.
Died November 26th, 1988 at 78 years old in Riyadh.
Nagendra Singh
Indian judge (1914–1988).
Born March 18th, 1914 in Dungarpur.
Died December 11th, 1988 at 74 years old in The Hague.
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