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Dead at age 88
1,487 Notable deaths
Denis Thatcher
English businessman, husband of margaret thatcher.
Born May 10th, 1915 in London.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 88 years old in Lister Hospital, Chelsea (pancreatic cancer).
Jackie Cooper
American actor, director (1922-2011).
Born September 15th, 1922 in Los Angeles.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Clive Cussler
American novelist.
Born July 15th, 1931 in Aurora.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
George Halas
American football player, coach, and team owner (1895-1983).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 88 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer).
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Indian carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004).
Born September 16th, 1916 in Madurai.
Died December 11th, 2004 at 88 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Abdul Sattar Edhi
Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic and humanitarian.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Bantva.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in Karachi (kidney failure). [ref]
George W. Romney
American business executive and politician (1907-1995).
Born July 8th, 1907 in Colonia Dublán.
Died July 26th, 1995 at 88 years old in Bloomfield Hills (myocardial infarction).
Cy Young
American baseball player.
Born March 29th, 1867 in Gilmore.
Died November 4th, 1955 at 88 years old in Newcomerstown.
Stu Hart
Canadian professional and amateur wrestler, promoter, and trainer (1915-2003).
Born May 3rd, 1915 in Saskatoon.
Died October 16th, 2003 at 88 years old in Calgary (stroke).
Milton S. Hershey
American businessman (1857-1945).
Born September 13th, 1857 in Derry Township.
Died October 13th, 1945 at 88 years old in Hershey (pneumonia).
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