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Dead at age 88
1,306 Notable deaths
R. Gordon Wasson
American ethnobiologist (1898-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Great Falls. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1986 at 88 years old in Binghamton. [ref]
Emilio Portes Gil
Mexican politician (1890-1978).
Born October 3rd, 1890 in Ciudad Victoria.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Karl-Friedrich Höcker
Ss officer (1911-2000).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Engershausen.
Died January 30th, 2000 at 88 years old in Lübbecke.
Andrija Artuković
Convicted world war ii war criminal (1899-1988).
Born November 19th, 1899 in Klobuk.
Died January 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Zagreb.
Edmond Locard
French forensic scientist.
Born December 13th, 1877 in Saint-Chamond. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1966 at 88 years old in Caluire-et-Cuire. [ref]
John William McCormack
American politician from massachusetts (1891-1980).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Boston.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Dedham (pneumonia).
Dr. Atl
Mexican artist (1875-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1875 in Guadalajara.
Died August 15th, 1964 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Rudolf Peierls
German-born british physicist.
Born June 5th, 1907 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1995 at 88 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Erland Josephson
Swedish actor and author (1923-2012).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2012 at 88 years old in Stockholm (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Rodney Stark
American sociologist of religion.
Born July 8th, 1934 in Jamestown.
Died July 21st, 2022 at 88 years old in Woodway. [ref]
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