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Dead at age 88
1,305 Notable deaths
Mickey Spillane
American writer (1918-2006).
Born March 9th, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died July 17th, 2006 at 88 years old in Murrells Inlet (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Abby Dalton
American actress (1932-2020).
Born August 15th, 1932 in Las Vegas. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Gilbert Roland
American film actor.
Born December 11th, 1905 in Ciudad Juárez. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1994 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Leonard Woolf
English political theorist, author, publisher and civil servant (1880-1969).
Born November 25th, 1880 in Kensington. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1969 at 88 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Howard Baker
American politician (1925-2014).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Huntsville.
Died June 26th, 2014 at 88 years old in Huntsville (stroke).
Paco Rabanne
Spanish-french fashion designer.
Born February 18th, 1934 in Pasaia. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2023 at 88 years old in Ploudalmézeau. [ref]
Lala Amarnath
Indian cricketer (1911-2000).
Born September 11th, 1911 in Kapurthala.
Died August 5th, 2000 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Indian communist politician and theorist and first chief minister of kerala state (1909-1998).
Born June 13th, 1909 in Perintalmanna.
Died March 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Sławomir Rawicz
Polish -british author, supposed escaped gulag prisoner.
Born September 1st, 1915 in Pinsk.
Died April 5th, 2004 at 88 years old in Nottingham. [ref]
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist.
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
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