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Dead at age 88
1,389 Notable deaths
Paul Schäfer
German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune colonia dignidad in chile (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Bonn.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]
Sylvia Sidney
American actress (1910-1999).
Born August 8th, 1910 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Kurt Waldheim
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918-2007).
Born December 21st, 1918 in Sankt Andrä-Wördern. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2007 at 88 years old in Vienna (heart failure, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Don Young
American politician (1933-2022).
Born June 9th, 1933 in Meridian.
Died March 18th, 2022 at 88 years old in SeaTac. [ref]
Betsy Palmer
American actress (1926–2015).
Born November 1st, 1926 in East Chicago.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Charles Coughlin
Canadian-american catholic priest and radio commentator.
Born October 25th, 1891 in Hamilton.
Died October 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
E. Howard Hunt
American intelligence officer and author (1918-2007).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Hamburg.
Died January 23rd, 2007 at 88 years old in Miami (pneumonia).
Virginia E. Johnson
American sexologist and writer (1925-2013).
Born February 11th, 1925 in Springfield.
Died July 24th, 2013 at 88 years old in St. Louis (disease). [ref]
Alexander Shulgin
American medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author.
Born June 17th, 1925 in Berkeley.
Died June 2nd, 2014 at 88 years old in Berkeley (liver cancer).
Wilbur Smith
South african novelist.
Born January 9th, 1933 in Kabwe. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2021 at 88 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
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