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Dead at age 88
1,492 Notable deaths
Gertrud Adelborg
Women's rights activist.
Born September 10th, 1853 in Karlskrona city community. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1942 at 88 years old in Gagnef parish.
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
Swimmer (1925–2014).
Born February 24th, 1925 in Ginneken en Bavel.
Died January 8th, 2014 at 88 years old in Berkeley Vale.
Björn Collinder
Swedish linguist.
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Sundsvall. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1983 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Per Lønning
Norwegian lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016).
Born February 24th, 1928 in Bergen.
Died August 21st, 2016 at 88 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Carl Forberg
Racing driver.
Born March 4th, 1911 in Omaha.
Died January 17th, 2000 at 88 years old in Brownsburg.
André van den Heuvel
Dutch actor (1927-2016).
Born June 4th, 1927 in Tegelen.
Died February 9th, 2016 at 88 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Françoise Christophe
French actress.
Born February 3rd, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 8th, 2012 at 88 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Armand Swartenbroeks
Belgian footballer (1892-1980).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Laken - Laeken.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 88 years old in Koekelberg.
Leonid Bartenyev
Athletics competitor (1933–2021).
Born October 10th, 1933 in Poltava.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Antal Kocsis
Boxer (1905–1994).
Born November 17th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died October 25th, 1994 at 88 years old in Titusville.
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