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Dead at age 88
1,306 Notable deaths
Tracy Hall
American chemist.
Born October 20th, 1919 in Ogden.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 88 years old in Provo. [ref]
Zhores Alferov
Soviet and russian physicist and academic (1930-2019).
Born March 15th, 1930 in Vitebsk.
Died March 1st, 2019 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg (malignant hypertension). [ref]
Lyle Bettger
American actor (1915-2003).
Born February 13th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Atascadero (disease). [ref]
Freddy Cole
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born October 15th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died June 27th, 2020 at 88 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Ellen Drew
Film actress (1915-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 88 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Girija Devi
Indian classical singer.
Born August 5th, 1929 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
Paul Fussell
American cultural and literary historian (1924-2012).
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Pasadena.
Died May 23rd, 2012 at 88 years old in Medford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
William Glasser
American psychiatrist.
Born May 11th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Charlotte Greenwood
American dancer and actor.
Born June 25th, 1890 in Philadelphia.
Died December 28th, 1978 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
James Aloysius Farley
American politician (1888-1976).
Born May 30th, 1888 in Stony Point. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1976 at 88 years old in New York City.
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