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Dead at age 88
1,318 Notable deaths
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.
Meir Amit
Israeli politician (1921-2009).
Born March 17th, 1921 in Tiberias. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv.
Art Clokey
American animator.
Born October 12th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died January 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Osos (infectious disease). [ref]
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
Mathematician, statistician and economist (1906-1994).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Constanța. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1994 at 88 years old in Nashville (diabetes). [ref]
Paul Picerni
American actor (1922-2011).
Born December 1st, 1922 in New York City.
Died January 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Palmdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jess Barker
American actor (1912-2000).
Born June 4th, 1912 in Greenville.
Died August 8th, 2000 at 88 years old in North Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Les McCann
American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023).
Born September 23rd, 1935 in Lexington.
Died December 29th, 2023 at 88 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
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