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Dead at age 88
1,393 Notable deaths
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer.
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Peter L. Berger
American sociologist.
Born March 17th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 88 years old in Brookline (heart failure). [ref]
Phog Allen
American football and basketball coach (1885–1974).
Born November 18th, 1885 in Missouri.
Died September 16th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lawrence.
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
Prince of greece and denmark (1869-1957).
Born June 24th, 1869 in Corfu.
Died November 25th, 1957 at 88 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Francisco Geai
Spanish footballer (1933–2022).
Born October 21st, 1933 in Guarnizo.
Died January 18th, 2022 at 88 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Garrett Hardin
American ecologist (1915-2003).
Born April 21st, 1915 in Dallas.
Died September 14th, 2003 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (intoxication).
Frank Caprio
American lawyer and politician (1936–2025).
Born November 23rd, 1936 in Federal Hill.
Died August 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Providence (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sam Ervin
United states senator and jurist.
Born September 27th, 1896 in Morganton.
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Winston-Salem (pulmonary emphysema).
Kathleen Byron
English actress.
Born January 11th, 1921 in West Ham.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 88 years old in Northwood (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Seymour Papert
Mit mathematician, computer scientist, and educator.
Born February 29th, 1928 in Pretoria.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 88 years old in Blue Hill. [ref]
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