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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Luigi Taveri
Swiss motorcycle rider (1929-2018).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Horgen.
Died March 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Switzerland (stroke). [ref]
Cornelius Gurlitt
German architect, academic and art historian (1850–1938).
Born January 1st, 1850 in Nischwitz. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1938 at 88 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Hugo Blanco Galdós
Freedom fighter (1934–2023).
Born November 15th, 1934 in Cusco. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2023 at 88 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Pierre Mac Orlan
French writer.
Born February 26th, 1882 in Péronne. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1970 at 88 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin. [ref]
Miklós Barabás
Hungarian artist (c.1810-1898).
Born February 10th, 1810 in Mărcușa. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1898 at 88 years old in Budapest.
John Hutchinson
English botanist and taxonomist (1884–1972).
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 88 years old in Kew.
Gottlob Frick
German opera singer (1906–1994).
Born July 28th, 1906 in Ölbronn-Dürrn.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 88 years old in Mühlacker.
Gunnar Möller
German actor (1928-2017).
Born July 1st, 1928 in Neukölln.
Died May 16th, 2017 at 88 years old in Berlin (dementia). [ref]
Kenneth Gilbert
Canadian musician (1931-2020).
Born December 16th, 1931 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Quebec City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Li Weihan
Chinese politician (1896-1984).
Born June 2nd, 1896 in Changsha County.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 88 years old in Beijing.
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