Dead at age 88

1,440 Notable deaths

Bernard Montgomery

British army officer (1887–1976).

Born November 17th, 1887 in Kennington.

Died March 24th, 1976 at 88 years old in Alton (disease).

Roberta Flack

American singer (1937–2025).

Born February 10th, 1937 in Black Mountain.

Died February 24th, 2025 at 88 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Argentine-spanish association football player (1926-2014).

Born July 4th, 1926 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died July 7th, 2014 at 88 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer, pianist and conductor.

Born June 17th, 1882 in Lomonosov. [ref]

Died April 6th, 1971 at 88 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Ram Dass

American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the 1971 book be here now.

Born April 6th, 1931 in Boston.

Died December 22nd, 2019 at 88 years old in Maui. [ref]

Omar Bradley

United states army general (1893–1981).

Born February 12th, 1893 in Clark.

Died April 8th, 1981 at 88 years old in New York City.

Gordie Howe

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born March 31st, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan. [ref]

Died June 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Sylvania (stroke). [ref]

Louise Fletcher

American actress (1934–2022).

Born July 22nd, 1934 in Birmingham. [ref]

Died September 23rd, 2022 at 88 years old in Montdurausse. [ref]

Myrna Loy

American actress (1905–1993).

Born August 2nd, 1905 in Helena. [ref]

Died December 14th, 1993 at 88 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Orrin Hatch

American politician (1934–2022).

Born March 22nd, 1934 in Homestead.

Died April 23rd, 2022 at 88 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]

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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau