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Dead at age 88

1,451 Notable deaths

Maurilio Fossati

Catholic cardinal (1876-1965).

Born May 24th, 1876 in Arona.

Died March 30th, 1965 at 88 years old in Turin.

Junzaburō Nishiwaki

Japanese writer (1894–1982).

Born January 20th, 1894 in Niigata Prefecture.

Died June 5th, 1982 at 88 years old in Niigata Prefecture (heart failure).

François Couchepin

Swiss politician (1935–2023).

Born January 19th, 1935 in Martigny.

Died February 23rd, 2023 at 88 years old in Lausanne. [ref]

Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky

American physicist.

Born April 24th, 1919 in Berlin.

Died September 24th, 2007 at 88 years old in Los Altos (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Werner Nilsen

Norwegian american soccer player (1904-1992).

Born February 4th, 1904 in Skien.

Died May 10th, 1992 at 88 years old in St. Louis.

Jenő Barcsay

Hungarian artist (1900-1988).

Born January 14th, 1900 in Cătina.

Died April 2nd, 1988 at 88 years old in Budapest.

Valda Osborn

British figure skater (1934–2022).

Born September 17th, 1934 in Hendon.

Died December 28th, 2022 at 88 years old in Horsham. [ref]

Jane Bell

Athletics competitor (1910-1998).

Born June 2nd, 1910 in Toronto.

Died July 1st, 1998 at 88 years old in Fort Myers.

Sundri Uttamchandani

Indian sindhi language short story writer, novelist (1924–2013).

Born September 28th, 1924 in Bombay Presidency, Hyderabad.

Died July 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Mumbai, India. [ref]

Walter Horak

Austrian footballer (1931-2019).

Born June 1st, 1931 in Marchegg.

Died December 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]

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