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Dead at age 88
1,391 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Fearless Nadia
Indian actress (1908-1996).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Perth.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 88 years old in Mumbai.
Theo Albrecht
German entrepreneur (1922-2010).
Born March 28th, 1922 in Essen.
Died July 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Essen. [ref]
Isaiah Berlin
Russo-british jewish social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas (1909-1997).
Born June 6th, 1909 in Riga. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1997 at 88 years old in Acland Hospital. [ref]
Douglas Engelbart
American engineer and inventor.
Born January 30th, 1925 in Portland. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2013 at 88 years old in Atherton (kidney failure). [ref]
Kliment Voroshilov
Soviet general and politician, marshal of the soviet unioin (1881–1969).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Verkhnee.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bhimsen Joshi
Indian hindustani classical vocalist.
Born February 4th, 1922 in Ron.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 88 years old in Pune. [ref]
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