In the year 1988
603 Notable deaths
Fritz Heider
German psychologist (1896-1988).
Born February 19th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1988 at 91 years old in Lawrence.
Irene Rich
American actress (1891-1988).
Born October 13th, 1891 in Buffalo.
Died April 22nd, 1988 at 96 years old in Hope Ranch (heart failure).
Archie Cochrane
British doctor (1909–1988).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Galashiels.
Died June 18th, 1988 at 79 years old in Dorset.
Branko Zebec
Croatian footballer and manager (1929–1988).
Born May 17th, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died September 26th, 1988 at 59 years old in Zagreb (choking).
Henryk Szeryng
Polish-mexican violinist (1918–1988).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Żelazowa Wola. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 69 years old in Kassel. [ref]
Josef Klehr
German nazi physician (1904-1988).
Born October 17th, 1904 in Kietrz.
Died August 23rd, 1988 at 83 years old in Leiferde.
Friedrich Guggenberger
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander (1915-1988).
Born March 6th, 1915 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1988 at 73 years old in Erlenbach am Main. [ref]
Félix Leclerc
Canadian singer-songwriter (1914-1988).
Born August 2nd, 1914 in La Tuque.
Died August 8th, 1988 at 74 years old in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.
Ana Aslan
Romanian biologist and physician (1897–1988).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Brăila.
Died May 21st, 1988 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Joan Gale Robinson
English novelist and illustrator (1910–1988).
Born February 10th, 1910 in Gerrards Cross.
Died August 20th, 1988 at 78 years old in King's Lynn.
Christianna Brand
British writer (1907-1988).
Born December 17th, 1907 in British Malaya.
Died March 11th, 1988 at 80 years old in London.
Lygia Clark
Brazilian artist (1920–1988).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Belo Horizonte.
Died April 26th, 1988 at 67 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
René Char
French poet (1907–1988).
Born June 14th, 1907 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
Died February 19th, 1988 at 80 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Jean Schramme
Belgian mercenary (1929-1988).
Born March 25th, 1929 in Bruges.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 59 years old in Rondonópolis (cancer).
George Uhlenbeck
Dutch physicist (1900–1988).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Batavia.
Died October 31st, 1988 at 87 years old in Boulder (stroke).
Mike Beuttler
Racecar driver.
Born April 13th, 1940 in Cairo.
Died December 29th, 1988 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Max Black
British-american philosopher.
Born February 24th, 1909 in Baku.
Died August 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Ithaca.
Teru Shimada
Japanese-american actor, noted for playing an antagonist in the 1967 james bond film, you only live twice..
Born November 17th, 1905 in Japan.
Died June 19th, 1988 at 82 years old in Encino.
Shen Congwen
Chinese writer (1902–1988).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Fenghuang County.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Aleksei Losev
Russian philosopher and philologist (1893-1988).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Novocherkassk.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 94 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Mravinsky
Soviet russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988).
Born June 4th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 19th, 1988 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Pavle Vuisić
Serbian and yugoslav actor (1926–1988).
Born July 10th, 1926 in Belgrade.
Died October 1st, 1988 at 62 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Antal Doráti
Hungarian-born conductor and composer.
Born April 9th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died November 13th, 1988 at 82 years old in Gerzensee.
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