Dead at age 88
1,394 Notable deaths
Radley Metzger
American film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor and film distributor.
Born January 21st, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jim Hunt
69th and 71st governor of north carolina.
Born May 16th, 1937 in Greensboro.
Died December 18th, 2025 at 88 years old in Lucama. [ref]
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist.
Born December 27th, 1929 in Sunflower.
Died June 15th, 2018 at 88 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
D. V. Gundappa
Indian writer.
Born March 17th, 1887 in Mulbagal.
Died October 7th, 1975 at 88 years old
Harold Kushner
American rabbi.
Born April 3rd, 1935 in Brooklyn.
Died April 27th, 2023 at 88 years old in Canton. [ref]
David Garnett
British writer and publisher (1892-1981).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Brighton. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1981 at 88 years old in Saint-Lary.
Heber J. Grant
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1856-1945).
Born November 22nd, 1856 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 88 years old in Salt Lake City.
Peter Schickele
American composer, musical educator, and parodist (born 1935).
Died January 16th, 2024 at 88 years old in Bearsville. [ref]
Rexford Tugwell
American economist, academic, and former governor of puerto rico.
Born July 10th, 1891 in Sinclairville. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1979 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Eugen Doga
Soviet and moldovan composer.
Born March 1st, 1937 in Mocra.
Died June 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson