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Dead at age 88
1,449 Notable deaths
Carlo Ripa di Meana
Italian politician (1929-2018).
Born August 15th, 1929 in Pietrasanta.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome (skin cancer).
Aryeh Eliav
Israeli politician (1921-2010).
Born November 21st, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2010 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv (disease).
Margaret Scriven
British tennis player.
Born August 17th, 1912 in Leeds.
Died January 25th, 2001 at 88 years old in Haslemere.
Václav Vorlíček
Czech director and scriptwriter (1930-2019).
Born June 3rd, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2019 at 88 years old in Prague, Hospital of the Merciful Sisters of Sts. Karel Boromejský (lung cancer). [ref]
Sigvard Arne Eklund
Swedish politician (1911-2000).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Kiruna.
Died January 30th, 2000 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Rosa Smith Eigenmann
American ichthyologist (1858-1947).
Born October 7th, 1858 in Monmouth. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1947 at 88 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Arthur Wahl
American chemist.
Born September 8th, 1917 in Des Moines.
Died March 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia).
Félix Paiva
President of paraguay (1877-1965).
Born February 21st, 1877 in Caazapá.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 88 years old in Asunción.
Maria Itkina
Soviet sprinter.
Born May 3rd, 1932 in Roslavl.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Manuel Olivencia Ruiz
Spanish lawyer.
Born July 25th, 1929 in Ronda.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Seville (prostate cancer).
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