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Dead at age 88
1,489 Notable deaths
Kenneth Lee Pike
American linguist.
Born June 9th, 1912 in Woodstock. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2000 at 88 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Yvonne Brill
Canadian scientist (1924-2013).
Born December 30th, 1924 in St. Vital. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2013 at 88 years old in Princeton (breast cancer). [ref]
Paul Tournier
Swiss physician and author, pastoral counsellor (1898-1986).
Born May 12th, 1898 in Geneva.
Died October 7th, 1986 at 88 years old in Troinex. [ref]
Olav Bjaaland
Norwegian skier and antarctica explorer (1873-1961).
Born March 5th, 1873 in Morgedal.
Died June 8th, 1961 at 88 years old in Sauherad.
Alberto de Mendoza
Argentine-spanish actor (1923-2011).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Madrid (respiratory disease). [ref]
Astrid Varnay
American singer.
Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2006 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Andrew Mango
Author on turkish topics.
Born June 14th, 1926 in Istanbul.
Died July 7th, 2014 at 88 years old in London.
Eberhard Jäckel
German historian.
Born June 29th, 1929 in Wesermünde.
Died August 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Marcel Cachin
French politician (1869-1958).
Born September 20th, 1869 in Paimpol.
Died February 12th, 1958 at 88 years old in Choisy-le-Roi.
Leonid Bronevoy
Soviet and russian actor (1928-2017).
Born December 17th, 1928 in Kyiv.
Died December 9th, 2017 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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