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Dead at age 88
1,307 Notable deaths
Cyril Burt
Discredited english educational psychologist.
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Westminster. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1971 at 88 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon
Indian physicist.
Born August 28th, 1928 in Mangalore.
Died November 22nd, 2016 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
Georges Dumézil
French philologist (1898-1986).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Anil Biswas
Indian singer.
Born July 7th, 1914 in Barishal.
Died May 31st, 2003 at 88 years old in New Delhi.
Dickie Rock
Irish singer (1936–2024).
Born October 10th, 1936 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2024 at 88 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Carlos Romero Barceló
Fifth governor of the commonwealth of puerto rico (1932-2021).
Born September 4th, 1932 in San Juan.
Died May 2nd, 2021 at 88 years old in San Juan.
John Robert Schrieffer
American physicist (1931-2019).
Born May 31st, 1931 in Oak Park.
Died July 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tallahassee. [ref]
Vesta Tilley
English music hall performer and male impersonator.
Born May 13th, 1864 in Worcester.
Died September 16th, 1952 at 88 years old in London.
René Cassin
French jurist (1887-1976).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1976 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Yen Chia-kan
Former president of the republic of china (taiwan) (1905-1993).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Wu County.
Died December 24th, 1993 at 88 years old in Taipei.
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