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Dead at age 88
1,785 Notable deaths
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.
Herta Ware
American actress (1917–2005).
Born June 9th, 1917 in Wilmington.
Died August 15th, 2005 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Carrie Chapman Catt
American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947).
Born January 9th, 1859 in Ripon. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1947 at 88 years old in New Rochelle.
Victor Vasarely
French-hungarian painter and printmaker (1906–1997).
Born April 9th, 1908 in Hungary, Pécs.
Died March 15th, 1997 at 88 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Robert Bunsen
German chemist (1811-1899).
Born March 3rd, 1811 in Göttingen. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1899 at 88 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Galina Ulanova
Soviet ballet dancer (1910-1998).
Born January 8th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 21st, 1998 at 88 years old in Moscow.
John Venn
British logician and philosopher (1834-1923).
Born August 4th, 1834 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 4th, 1923 at 88 years old in Cambridge.
Kenneth Waltz
American political scientist and international relations theoretician (1924-2013).
Born June 8th, 1924 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 12th, 2013 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Jule Styne
British-born american songwriter (1905-1994).
Born December 31st, 1905 in London.
Died September 20th, 1994 at 88 years old in New York City.
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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