Dead at age 88
1,488 Notable deaths
Louise Slaughter
American politician and activist (1929–2018).
Born August 14th, 1929 in Lynch.
Died March 16th, 2018 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (fall).
Richard F. Gordon
American astronaut (1929–2017).
Born October 5th, 1929 in Seattle.
Died November 6th, 2017 at 88 years old in San Marcos. [ref]
Herman Talmadge
American politician (1913–2002).
Born August 9th, 1913 in McRae.
Died March 21st, 2002 at 88 years old in Hampton.
Solomon Asch
Polish-american psychologist (1907-1996).
Born September 14th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 88 years old in Haverford.
John Baldessari
American artist (1931-2020).
Born June 7th, 1931 in National City. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Los Angeles, Venice. [ref]
Eddie Palmieri
American musician.
Born December 15th, 1936 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hackensack. [ref]
Danny Hodge
American boxer, professional and amateur wrestler.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perry. [ref]
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
American cryptanalyst and author (1892-1980).
Born August 26th, 1892 in Huntington. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 88 years old in Plainfield. [ref]
Gastone Moschin
Italian actor.
Born June 8th, 1929 in San Giovanni Lupatoto.
Died September 4th, 2017 at 88 years old in Terni (kidney failure). [ref]
Hermann Balck
German general (1893-1982).
Born December 7th, 1893 in Gdańsk.
Died November 29th, 1982 at 88 years old in Eberbach.
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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha