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Dead at age 88

1,307 Notable deaths

Christian de Castries

French general.

Born August 11th, 1902 in Paris.

Died July 29th, 1991 at 88 years old in Paris.

Eldar Ryazanov

Soviet and russian film director.

Born November 18th, 1927 in Samara.

Died November 30th, 2015 at 88 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Genichi Taguchi

Japanese statistician.

Born January 1st, 1924 in Tōkamachi. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Japan. [ref]

Sabah Fakhri

Syrian singer.

Born May 2nd, 1933 in Aleppo.

Died November 2nd, 2021 at 88 years old in Damascus. [ref]

David Durenberger

American politician (1934–2023).

Born August 19th, 1934 in St. Cloud.

Died January 31st, 2023 at 88 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]

Lamont Johnson

American actor and film director.

Born September 30th, 1922 in Stockton. [ref]

Died October 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Monterey (heart failure). [ref]

Walter Washington

American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1915-2003).

Born April 15th, 1915 in Dawson.

Died October 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).

George Kenney

United states army general (1889-1977).

Born August 6th, 1889 in Yarmouth.

Died August 9th, 1977 at 88 years old in Bay Harbor Islands.

Hirokazu Kanazawa

Martial artist.

Born May 3rd, 1931 in Iwate Prefecture.

Died December 8th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]

Joan Lindsay

Australian writer (1896-1984).

Born November 16th, 1896 in St Kilda.

Died December 23rd, 1984 at 88 years old in Melbourne (stomach cancer).

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