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Dead at age 88
1,492 Notable deaths
Régine Pernoud
French archivist and historian.
Born June 17th, 1909 in Château-Chinon (Ville). [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Luigi Taveri
Swiss motorcycle rider (1929-2018).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Horgen.
Died March 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Switzerland (stroke). [ref]
Hugo Blanco Galdós
Freedom fighter (1934–2023).
Born November 15th, 1934 in Cusco. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2023 at 88 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Pierre Mac Orlan
French writer.
Born February 26th, 1882 in Péronne. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1970 at 88 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin. [ref]
John Hutchinson
English botanist, taxonomist and author (1884-1972).
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 88 years old in Kew.
Gottlob Frick
German opera singer.
Born July 28th, 1906 in Ölbronn-Dürrn. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1994 at 88 years old in Mühlacker. [ref]
Kenneth Gilbert
Canadian musician (1931-2020).
Born December 16th, 1931 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Quebec City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Li Weihan
Chinese politician (1896-1984).
Born June 2nd, 1896 in Changsha County.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Jeanne Aubert
French actress, singer (1900–1988).
Born February 21st, 1900 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 6th, 1988 at 88 years old in Coubert (disease).
Jean Cassou
French writer.
Born July 9th, 1897 in Bilbao, Deusto. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1986 at 88 years old in Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi