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Dead at age 88

1,307 Notable deaths

Hanns Johst

German poet and playwright.

Born July 8th, 1890 in Seerhausen. [ref]

Died November 23rd, 1978 at 88 years old in Ruhpolding. [ref]

Rudolf Serkin

Bohemian-born american pianist.

Born March 28th, 1903 in Cheb. [ref]

Died May 8th, 1991 at 88 years old in Guildford, Guilford (cancer). [ref]

William Joseph Chaminade

French priest and religious founder.

Born April 8th, 1761 in Périgueux.

Died January 22nd, 1850 at 88 years old in Bordeaux.

Deng Yingchao

Chinese politician (1904-1992).

Born February 4th, 1904 in Nanning.

Died July 11th, 1992 at 88 years old in Beijing.

Solomon Lefschetz

Jewish american mathematician (1884-1972).

Born September 3rd, 1884 in Moscow. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1972 at 88 years old in Princeton.

Gustav Ludwig Hertz

German physicist (1887-1975).

Born July 22nd, 1887 in Hamburg.

Died October 30th, 1975 at 88 years old in East Berlin.

Ace Bailey

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born July 3rd, 1903 in Bracebridge.

Died April 7th, 1992 at 88 years old in Toronto.

George Eastham

English association football player and manager (1936–2024).

Born September 23rd, 1936 in Blackpool.

Died December 20th, 2024 at 88 years old [ref]

Dorothy Adams

American actress (1900-1988).

Born January 8th, 1900 in North Dakota.

Died March 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.

Kavalam Narayana Panicker

Indian dramatist, director and poet.

Born April 28th, 1928 in Kavalam.

Died June 26th, 2016 at 88 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (respiratory failure).

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