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Dead at age 88
1,305 Notable deaths
Madeleine L'Engle
American writer 1918-2007.
Born November 29th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2007 at 88 years old in Litchfield. [ref]
Earl Scruggs
American musician (1924-2012).
Born January 6th, 1924 in Shelby. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2012 at 88 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Henry Moore
English sculptor.
Born July 30th, 1898 in Castleford. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1986 at 88 years old in Much Hadham. [ref]
Geoffrey Howe
British conservative politician (1926–2015).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Port Talbot.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warwickshire (myocardial infarction).
V. Shantaram
Indian film director and actor.
Born November 18th, 1901 in Kolhapur State.
Died October 30th, 1990 at 88 years old in Mumbai.
Lew Ayres
American actor (1908-1996).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Kathryn Grayson
American actress and coloratura soprano.
Born February 9th, 1922 in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Windsor Davies
Welsh actor (1930–2019).
Born August 28th, 1930 in Canning Town.
Died January 17th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
João Gilberto
Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019).
Born June 10th, 1931 in Juazeiro.
Died July 6th, 2019 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Fearless Nadia
Indian actress (1908-1996).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Perth.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 88 years old in Mumbai.
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