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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Kofoworola Ademola
Yoruba nigerian educationalist and first african woman to graduate from the university of oxford.
Died May 15th, 2002 at 88 years old
Nils Middelboe
Danish footballer (1887-1976).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Brunnby kyrkby.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Frederiksberg.
Justin Smith Morrill
American politician (1810–1898).
Born April 14th, 1810 in Strafford.
Died December 28th, 1898 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Jérôme Carcopino
French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970).
Born June 27th, 1881 in Verneuil-sur-Avre. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1970 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Baymirza Hayit
Uzbek 20th century historian of turkestan and central asia (1917-2006).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Namangan.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 88 years old in Cologne.
Günter Behnisch
German architect, submarine commander in world war ii (1922–2010).
Born June 12th, 1922 in Dresden, Lockwitz.
Died July 12th, 2010 at 88 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Justo Tejada
Spanish footballer (1933-2021).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died January 31st, 2021 at 88 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
Former prime minister of djibouti (1930–2018).
Born January 1st, 1930 in Dikhil Region.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 88 years old in Clamart (cardiovascular disease).
Christian Rohlfs
German artist (1849-1938).
Born December 22nd, 1849 in Groß Niendorf.
Died January 8th, 1938 at 88 years old in Hagen.
Leila Abashidze
Georgian actress, film director, and writer (1929-2018).
Born August 1st, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died April 8th, 2018 at 88 years old in Tbilisi (stroke). [ref]
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