Dead at age 88

1,492 Notable deaths

Bill Smith

American swimmer.

Born May 16th, 1924 in Honolulu.

Died February 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Honolulu.

Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni

Catholic cardinal (1879–1968).

Born November 3rd, 1879 in Mosul.

Died January 29th, 1968 at 88 years old in Beirut.

Santiago Vernazza

Argentine association football player (1928-2017).

Born December 29th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.

Died November 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Jürgen Schmude

German politician of the spd (1936–2025).

Born June 9th, 1936 in Chernyakhovsk.

Died February 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old [ref]

Jocelyn Toynbee

British archaeologist and art historian (1897–1985).

Born March 3rd, 1897 in Paddington.

Died December 31st, 1985 at 88 years old in Oxford.

Ernesto Figueiredo

Portuguese footballer.

Born July 6th, 1937 in Tomar.

Died December 13th, 2025 at 88 years old in Alcobaça. [ref]

Rudolf Schwarz

British conductor.

Born April 29th, 1905 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 30th, 1994 at 88 years old in London. [ref]

Květa Fialová

Czech actress (1929-2017).

Born September 1st, 1929 in Veľké Dravce. [ref]

Died September 26th, 2017 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]

Anatoly Logunov

Russian physicist (1926-2015).

Born December 30th, 1926 in Obsharovka.

Died March 1st, 2015 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Titus Buberník

Slovak footballer (1933–2022).

Born October 12th, 1933 in Pusté Úľany.

Died March 27th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]

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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain