In the year 1988
528 Notable deaths
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.
Born June 14th, 1907 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 80 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
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
Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988).
Born June 4th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1988 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Pavle Vujisić
Serbian actor 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.
Iosif Grigulevich
Soviet spy and costa rican diplomat.
Born May 5th, 1913 in Vilnius.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Brigitte Horney
Actress (1911–1988).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 77 years old in Hamburg (liver cancer).
Alf Kjellin
Swedish actor and film director (1920–1988).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Lund.
Died April 5th, 1988 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jack Marshall
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1912-1988).
Born March 5th, 1912 in Wellington.
Died August 30th, 1988 at 76 years old in Snape.
Robert Livingston
American actor (1904-1988).
Born December 9th, 1904 in Quincy.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tarzana (pulmonary emphysema).
Edgar Faure
French politician (1908-1988).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Béziers. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1988 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Fenner Brockway
British politician (1888–1988).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Kolkata.
Died April 29th, 1988 at 99 years old in Hertfordshire.
Ulanhu
Former vice president of people republic of china (1906-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Tumed-Tsi.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Titular grand duke of saxe-weimar-eisenach (1912-1988).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Schloss Wilhelmsthal.
Died October 14th, 1988 at 76 years old in Schienen.
Karl August Wittfogel
German-american academic (1896–1988).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Woltersdorf. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1988 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Al Holbert
American racecar driver (1946–1988).
Born November 11th, 1946 in Abington Township.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 41 years old in Columbus.
Françoise Dolto
French pediatrician & psychoanalyst (1908–1988).
Born November 6th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 25th, 1988 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Toni Frissell
American photographer (1907–1988).
Born March 10th, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 81 years old in St. James (Alzheimer's disease).
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel