Dead at age 88

1,393 Notable deaths

Len Lesser

American actor and comedian (1922-2011).

Born December 3rd, 1922 in The Bronx.

Died February 16th, 2011 at 88 years old in Burbank (pneumonia). [ref]

Kenzaburō Ōe

Japanese writer and nobel laureate.

Born January 31st, 1935 in Ōse.

Died March 3rd, 2023 at 88 years old (senility). [ref]

Immanuel Wallerstein

American sociologist and economic historian (1930–2019).

Born September 28th, 1930 in New York City.

Died August 31st, 2019 at 88 years old in Branford.

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

President of south korea from 1988 to 1993.

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 (1912–2003).

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]

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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi