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Dead at age 88
1,383 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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]
Bernard Montgomery
British army officer (1887–1976).
Born November 17th, 1887 in Kennington.
Died March 24th, 1976 at 88 years old in Alton (disease).
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.
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]
Perry Como
American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Canonsburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Jupiter Inlet Colony (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Cliff Robertson
American actor (1923–2011).
Born September 9th, 1923 in La Jolla.
Died September 10th, 2011 at 88 years old in Stony Brook. [ref]
Des O'Connor
British singer, entertainer, presenter (1932-2020).
Born January 12th, 1932 in Stepney.
Died November 14th, 2020 at 88 years old in Buckinghamshire. [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]
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman