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Dead at age 88
1,492 Notable deaths
Emil Leeb
Bavarian-german general.
Born June 17th, 1881 in Passau.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 88 years old in Munich.
Cornell MacNeil
American opera singer (1922-2011).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Minneapolis.
Died July 15th, 2011 at 88 years old in Charlottesville. [ref]
Burton Holmes
American traveler and filmmaker (1870–1958).
Born January 8th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died July 22nd, 1958 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Mary L. Good
American chemist (1931-2019).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Grapevine.
Died November 20th, 2019 at 88 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Mies Bouwman
Dutch television presenter (1929–2018).
Born December 31st, 1929 in Amsterdam.
Died February 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Elst (cardiomyopathy). [ref]
Benny Andersen
Danish songwriter, poet (1929-2018).
Born November 7th, 1929 in Vangede.
Died August 16th, 2018 at 88 years old in Sorgenfri.
Zlata Bartl
Croatian chemist (1920-2008).
Born February 20th, 1920 in Dolac.
Died July 30th, 2008 at 88 years old in Koprivnica.
Carolyn Kizer
American poet (1925–2014).
Born December 10th, 1925 in Spokane. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sonoma (dementia).
Josef Somr
Czech actor (1934-2022).
Born April 14th, 1934 in Vracov. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
William Woodthorpe Tarn
British classical scholar and historian of classical antiquity (1869–1957).
Born February 26th, 1869 in London.
Died November 7th, 1957 at 88 years old in Inverness.
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