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Dead at age 88
1,785 Notable deaths
Auguste Escoffier
French chef and culinary writer (1846–1935).
Born October 28th, 1846 in Villeneuve-Loubet.
Died February 12th, 1935 at 88 years old in Monte Carlo.
George Santayana
Spanish-american philosopher.
Born December 16th, 1863 in San Bernardo street.
Died September 26th, 1952 at 88 years old in Rome (stomach cancer).
Don Young
American politician (1933–2022).
Born June 9th, 1933 in Meridian.
Died March 18th, 2022 at 88 years old in SeaTac. [ref]
Betsy Palmer
American actress (1926–2015).
Born November 1st, 1926 in East Chicago.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Georges Clemenceau
Prime minister of france, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 (1841–1929).
Born September 28th, 1841 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds.
Died November 24th, 1929 at 88 years old in Paris.
Scott Carpenter
American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013).
Born May 1st, 1925 in Boulder.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver (stroke). [ref]
Alexander Shulgin
American medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author (1925–2014).
Born June 17th, 1925 in Berkeley.
Died June 2nd, 2014 at 88 years old in Berkeley (liver cancer).
Paul Schäfer
German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune colonia dignidad in chile (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Bonn.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]
Lenny Wilkens
American basketball player and coach (1937–2025).
Born October 28th, 1937 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2025 at 88 years old in Medina. [ref]
David Dellinger
American activist.
Born August 22nd, 1915 in Wakefield.
Died May 25th, 2004 at 88 years old in Montpelier.
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