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Dead at age 88
1,452 Notable deaths
Erwin Blask
Athletics competitor.
Born March 20th, 1910 in Wydminy.
Died February 6th, 1999 at 88 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Wei Wei
Chinese writer (1920-2008).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Zhengzhou.
Died August 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
Enric Valor i Vives
Spanish writer.
Born August 22nd, 1911 in Castalla. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2000 at 88 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Walter Max Zimmerman
German botanist (1892-1980).
Born May 9th, 1892 in Walldürn. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1980 at 88 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Khalil Taha
Lebanese wrestler (1932-2020).
Born July 13th, 1932 in Beirut. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2020 at 88 years old in Venice (kidney failure). [ref]
Günter Schröter
German footballer and manager (1927-2016).
Born May 3rd, 1927 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died February 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Berlin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Keith Carter
American swimmer.
Born August 30th, 1924 in Akron.
Died May 3rd, 2013 at 88 years old in Asheville.
Francis Thomas Hurley
Catholic archbishop (1927-2016).
Born January 12th, 1927 in San Francisco.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Anchorage.
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