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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Abraham H. Taub
American mathematician and physicist (1911-1999).
Born February 1st, 1911 in Chicago.
Died August 9th, 1999 at 88 years old
Berit Lindholm
Swedish actor and singer (1934-2023).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died August 12th, 2023 at 88 years old in Sköndal. [ref]
Klaus Thunemann
German bassoonist (1937–2025).
Born April 19th, 1937 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Thakin Kodaw Hmaing
Burmese politician (1876-1964).
Born March 23rd, 1876.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 88 years old in Yangon.
Thomas Clifford Allbutt
British physician (1836–1925).
Born July 20th, 1836 in Dewsbury.
Died February 22nd, 1925 at 88 years old in Cambridge.
Stephen Bekassy
Hungarian actor (1907-1995).
Born February 10th, 1907 in Nyíregyháza.
Died October 30th, 1995 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Haidar Abdel-Shafi
Palestinian activist (1919–2007).
Born June 10th, 1919 in Gaza City. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2007 at 88 years old in Gaza City (cancer).
Soshana Afroyim
Austrian painter (1927–2015).
Born September 1st, 1927 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Eduard von Simson
President of the frankfurt parliament, of the reichstag and the reichsgericht (1810-1899).
Born November 10th, 1810 in Königsberg.
Died May 2nd, 1899 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Régine Pernoud
French archivist and historian (1909–1998).
Born June 17th, 1909 in Château-Chinon (Ville).
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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