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Dead at age 88
1,492 Notable deaths
Llewellyn Thomas
British physicist and mathematician (1903-1992).
Born October 21st, 1903 in London. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1992 at 88 years old in Raleigh.
Okinori Kaya
Japanese politician (1889-1977).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Hiroshima.
Died April 28th, 1977 at 88 years old in Shinjuku.
Svetozar Vukmanović
Serbian partisan (1912-2000).
Born August 14th, 1912 in Cetinje.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Montenegro. [ref]
Asja Lācis
Latvian actor and theatre director (1891–1979).
Born October 19th, 1891 in Ķempji Parish, Līgatne.
Died November 21st, 1979 at 88 years old in Riga.
Gourgen Yanikian
Armenian engineer (1895–1984).
Born December 24th, 1895 in Erzurum.
Died March 27th, 1984 at 88 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
Attilio Bertolucci
Italian poet (1911-2000).
Born November 18th, 1911 in San Prospero Parmense. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2000 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Young Corbett III
American boxer.
Born May 27th, 1905 in Rionero in Vulture.
Died July 15th, 1993 at 88 years old in Auberry.
Rolf Liebermann
Swiss composer (1910-1999).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Zurich.
Died January 2nd, 1999 at 88 years old in Paris.
O. W. Fischer
Austrian actor (1915-2004).
Born April 1st, 1915 in Klosterneuburg. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2004 at 88 years old in Lugano (kidney failure). [ref]
Elvira de Hidalgo
Operatic soprano and pedagogue (1891–1980).
Born December 28th, 1891 in Valderrobres.
Died January 21st, 1980 at 88 years old in Milan.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou