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Dead at age 88
1,394 Notable deaths
Eddie Palmieri
American musician.
Born December 15th, 1936 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hackensack. [ref]
Bill Mollison
Australian permaculturist.
Born May 4th, 1928 in Stanley. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hobart. [ref]
Chiang Fang-liang
Wife of chiang ching-kuo (1916-2004).
Born May 15th, 1916 in Yekaterinburg.
Died December 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claude Pepper
American politician (1900–1989).
Born September 8th, 1900 in Dudleyville. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1989 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (stomach cancer). [ref]
Lydia Lopokova
Russian ballet dancer (1892–1981).
Born October 21st, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 8th, 1981 at 88 years old in East Sussex.
Rockwell Kent
American artist (1882-1971).
Born June 21st, 1882 in Tarrytown. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1971 at 88 years old in Plattsburgh. [ref]
Tracy Hall
American chemist (1919–2008).
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]
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