Dead at age 88

1,489 Notable deaths

June Lang

American actress (1917-2005).

Born May 5th, 1917 in Minneapolis. [ref]

Died May 16th, 2005 at 88 years old in Valley Village. [ref]

Abraham Polonsky

American politician (1910-1999).

Born December 5th, 1910 in New York City.

Died October 26th, 1999 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills.

Lamine Diack

Senegalese sports manager, chairman of the board of the national water company of senegal.

Born June 7th, 1933 in Dakar.

Died December 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Dakar. [ref]

Alfredo Guzzoni

Italian general (1877-1965).

Born April 12th, 1877 in Mantua.

Died April 15th, 1965 at 88 years old in Rome.

Julien Benda

French essayist and philosopher (1867-1956).

Born December 26th, 1867 in Paris.

Died June 7th, 1956 at 88 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses.

Jan Olszewski

Polish lawyer and politician (1930-2019).

Born August 20th, 1930 in Warsaw.

Died February 7th, 2019 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Ariel Ramírez

Argentine composer, pianist and music director (1921-2010).

Born September 4th, 1921 in Santa Fe. [ref]

Died February 18th, 2010 at 88 years old in Monte Grande (pneumonia). [ref]

Michael Beaumont, 22nd Lord of Sark

22nd seigneur of sark (1927–2016).

Born December 20th, 1927 in Egypt.

Died July 3rd, 2016 at 88 years old in Sark. [ref]

Marie Marvingt

French athlete and aviator (1875-1963).

Born February 20th, 1875 in Aurillac.

Died December 14th, 1963 at 88 years old in Laxou.

Arthur Keith

British anatomist and anthropologist (1866–1955).

Born February 5th, 1866 in Aberdeenshire.

Died January 7th, 1955 at 88 years old in Kent.

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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs