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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
German actor (1900-1988).
Born July 27th, 1900 in Brunswick.
Died October 30th, 1988 at 88 years old in Munich.
Vladimir Makogonov
Azerbaijani chess player (1904–1993).
Born August 27th, 1904 in Nakhchivan.
Died January 2nd, 1993 at 88 years old in Baku.
Ahmed Rami
Egyptian poet (1892-1981).
Born August 9th, 1892 in Elsayyida Zinab.
Died June 5th, 1981 at 88 years old in Cairo.
Inge Brück
German singer and actress (1936–2025).
Born October 12th, 1936 in Mannheim.
Died September 8th, 2025 at 88 years old in Meschede. [ref]
Gianni Ferrio
Italian composer (1924–2013).
Born November 15th, 1924 in Vicenza.
Died October 21st, 2013 at 88 years old in Rome.
Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo
Dutch artist of the cobra movement better known as corneille (1922-2010).
Born July 3rd, 1922 in Liège. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2010 at 88 years old in L'Isle-Adam. [ref]
Helen Gwynne-Vaughan
British mycologist and botanist (1879-1967).
Born January 21st, 1879 in London.
Died August 26th, 1967 at 88 years old in Storrington.
Birendra Nath Datta
Indian academician and musician (1935–2023).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Nagaon.
Died October 23rd, 2023 at 88 years old in Guwahati.
Caroline Pafford Miller
American writer (1903–1992).
Born August 26th, 1903 in Waycross.
Died July 12th, 1992 at 88 years old in Waynesville.
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