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Dead at age 88

1,306 Notable deaths

Geraldyn M. Cobb

American aviator (1931-2019).

Born March 5th, 1931 in Norman.

Died March 18th, 2019 at 88 years old in Florida. [ref]

Kurt Hahn

German educator (1886-1974).

Born June 5th, 1886 in Berlin.

Died December 14th, 1974 at 88 years old in Heiligenberg.

Paul Bowles

American composer and writer (1910–1999).

Born December 30th, 1910 in Queens. [ref]

Died November 18th, 1999 at 88 years old in Tangier (heart failure). [ref]

Roh Tae-woo

Army general and president of south korea.

Born December 4th, 1932 in Daegu.

Died October 26th, 2021 at 88 years old in Seoul National University Hospital (asthma). [ref]

Martha Scott

American actress.

Born September 22nd, 1914 in Jamesport.

Died May 29th, 2003 at 88 years old in Van Nuys.

Patricia Hayes

British actress (1909–1998).

Born December 22nd, 1909 in London.

Died September 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Surrey.

Urie Bronfenbrenner

Professor of the ecology of human development.

Born April 29th, 1917 in Moscow.

Died September 25th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ithaca (diabetes). [ref]

Happy Rockefeller

American socialite.

Born June 9th, 1926 in Bryn Mawr.

Died May 19th, 2015 at 88 years old in Pocantico Hills (disease).

Seiji Ozawa

Japanese orchestra conductor (1935–2024).

Born September 1st, 1935 in Shenyang.

Died February 6th, 2024 at 88 years old in Setagaya-ku (heart failure). [ref]

Jeff Corey

American actor and acting teacher (1914-2002).

Born August 10th, 1914 in Brooklyn.

Died August 16th, 2002 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (fall).

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