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Dead at age 88
1,785 Notable deaths
Kurt Student
German luftwaffe general (1890–1978).
Born May 12th, 1890 in Birkholz.
Died July 1st, 1978 at 88 years old in Lemgo.
Clara Clemens
American opera singer; daughter of mark twain.
Born June 8th, 1874 in Elmira.
Died November 19th, 1962 at 88 years old in San Diego.
Kurt Hahn
German educator (1886-1974).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died December 14th, 1974 at 88 years old in Heiligenberg.
Richard Owen
English biologist and paleontologist (1804–1892).
Born July 20th, 1804 in Lancaster.
Died December 18th, 1892 at 88 years old in London.
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.
Robert Sterling
American actor (1917–2006).
Born November 13th, 1917 in New Castle.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 88 years old in Brentwood (infectious disease).
Rifaat al-Assad
Syrian former military officer and politician (1937–2026).
Born August 22nd, 1937 in Qardaha.
Died January 20th, 2026 at 88 years old in Dubai. [ref]
C. L. R. James
Trinidadian historian, journalist and marxist (1901–1989).
Born January 4th, 1901 in Tunapuna.
Died May 31st, 1989 at 88 years old in London.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
American film producer (1926-2015).
Born September 7th, 1926 in United States.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Samuel Eliot Morison
United states admiral and historian (1887-1976).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Boston.
Died May 15th, 1976 at 88 years old in Boston (stroke).
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