Dead at age 88
1,489 Notable deaths
Svetoslav Roerich
Russian artist (1904-1993).
Born October 23rd, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1993 at 88 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
R. Gordon Wasson
American ethnobiologist (1898-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Great Falls.
Died December 23rd, 1986 at 88 years old in Binghamton.
Rudolf Peierls
German-born british physicist.
Born June 5th, 1907 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1995 at 88 years old in Oxford. [ref]
William Glasser
American psychiatrist.
Born May 11th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Girija Devi
Indian classical singer.
Born August 5th, 1929 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
Zhang Chunqiao
Member of the gang of four (1917–2005).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Juye County.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 88 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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.
Emilio Portes Gil
President of mexico (1928-1930).
Born October 3rd, 1890 in Ciudad Victoria.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Dickie Rock
Irish singer (1936–2024).
Born October 10th, 1936 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2024 at 88 years old in Dublin. [ref]
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