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Dead at age 88
1,306 Notable deaths
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of Tonga
King of tonga.
Born July 4th, 1918 in Royal Palace.
Died September 10th, 2006 at 88 years old in Auckland (heart failure).
John Bagot Glubb
British military officer, scholar and author (1897–1986).
Born April 16th, 1897 in Lancashire. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1986 at 88 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Claudio Arrau
Chilean pianist (1903-1991).
Born February 7th, 1903 in Chillán. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1991 at 88 years old in Mürzzuschlag (Complications from intestinal surgery). [ref]
Bano Qudsia
Pakistani writer.
Born November 28th, 1928 in Firozpur.
Died February 4th, 2017 at 88 years old in Lahore.
Pete Stark
American politician (1931-2020).
Born November 11th, 1931 in Milwaukee.
Died January 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Maryland (leukemia). [ref]
Gastone Moschin
Italian actor.
Born June 8th, 1929 in San Giovanni Lupatoto.
Died September 4th, 2017 at 88 years old in Terni (kidney failure). [ref]
Qian Zhongshu
Chinese scholar and writer (1910-1998).
Born November 21st, 1910 in Wuxi. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Jovanka Broz
First lady of yugoslavia.
Born December 7th, 1924 in Pećane.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 88 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Olave Baden-Powell
World chief guide.
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Chesterfield. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1977 at 88 years old in Bramley (diabetes).
William Trevor
Irish writer.
Born May 24th, 1928 in Mitchelstown. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2016 at 88 years old in Somerset. [ref]
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