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Dead at age 88
1,306 Notable deaths
Solomon Asch
Polish-american psychologist (1907-1996).
Born September 14th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 88 years old in Haverford.
Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Paso de los Toros. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo (asthma). [ref]
Brigitte Helm
German actress.
Born March 17th, 1908 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1996 at 88 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Jack Kramer
American tennis player.
Born August 1st, 1921 in Las Vegas.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Owen K. Garriott
American electrical engineer and astronaut (1930-2019).
Born November 22nd, 1930 in Enid.
Died April 15th, 2019 at 88 years old in Huntsville. [ref]
Jack Sheldon
American musician.
Born November 30th, 1931 in Jacksonville.
Died December 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Carl Andre
American artist.
Born September 16th, 1935 in Quincy. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2024 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alexander Knox
Canadian actor and author of adventure novels (1907-1995).
Born January 16th, 1907 in Ontario, Strathroy-Caradoc. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1995 at 88 years old in Berwick-upon-Tweed (bone cancer). [ref]
Quino
Argentine cartoonist.
Born July 17th, 1932 in Guaymallén.
Died September 30th, 2020 at 88 years old in Luján de Cuyo. [ref]
J. Lee Thompson
English film director (1914-2002).
Born August 1st, 1914 in Bristol. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Sooke (heart failure).
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