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Dead at age 88
1,305 Notable deaths
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.
Born November 1st, 1926 in East Chicago.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Charles Coughlin
Catholic priest, radio commentator.
Born October 25th, 1891 in Hamilton. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
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]
William Windom
American actor (1923–2012).
Born September 28th, 1923 in New York City.
Died August 16th, 2012 at 88 years old in Woodacre (heart failure). [ref]
Dale Evans
American actress, singer and writer.
Born October 31st, 1912 in Uvalde. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2001 at 88 years old in Apple Valley (heart failure). [ref]
Edward Albee
American playwright (1928–2016).
Born March 12th, 1928 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montauk (diabetes). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks