Dead at age 88
1,316 Notable deaths
Victor Vasarely
French-hungarian painter and printmaker.
Born April 9th, 1908 in Pécs. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1997 at 88 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
A.K. Fazlul Huq
Bengali-pakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Barishal.
Died April 27th, 1962 at 88 years old in Dhaka.
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet, nobel prize winner (1923-2012).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Kórnik. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Doctor, ivorian politician, first president of côte d'ivoire (1905-1993).
Born October 18th, 1905 in N’Gokro.
Died December 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yamoussoukro (cancer). [ref]
John Julius Norwich
English popular historian, travel writer, and television personality (1929-2018).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Oldham.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Michael Pate
Television actor.
Born February 26th, 1920 in Sydney.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 88 years old in Gosford (pneumonia). [ref]
Dick Thornburgh
American politician (1932-2020).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 88 years old in Verona. [ref]
Robert H. Schuller
American television evangelist.
Born September 16th, 1926 in Alton.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Artesia (cancer).
Emil Nolde
German artist (1867-1956).
Born August 7th, 1867 in Nolde. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 88 years old in Seebüll. [ref]
Jerry Herman
American composer and lyricist (1931-2019).
Born July 10th, 1931 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in Miami (lung disease). [ref]
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach