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Dead at age 88
1,318 Notable deaths
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.
Zhang Chunqiao
Member of the gang of four (1917-2005).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Juye County.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 88 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Otto Loewi
German pharmacologist.
Born June 3rd, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1961 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Donald Kennedy
American biologist (1931-2020).
Born August 18th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Redwood City (COVID-19). [ref]
Francisco J. Ayala
Spanish-american philosopher and biologist.
Born March 12th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died March 5th, 2023 at 88 years old in California. [ref]
Stein Eriksen
Norwegian alpine skier.
Born December 11th, 1927 in Oslo.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Park City. [ref]
María Irene Fornés
American playwright and writer (1930-2018).
Born May 14th, 1930 in Havana.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 88 years old in Manhattan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gregg Palmer
American actor (1927-2015).
Born January 25th, 1927 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Encino. [ref]
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