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Dead at age 88
1,785 Notable deaths
Girija Devi
Indian classical singer.
Born May 8th, 1929 in Varanasi.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
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]
Andrija Artuković
Convicted world war ii war criminal (1899–1988).
Born November 19th, 1899 in Klobuk.
Died January 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Zagreb.
Emilio Portes Gil
President of mexico (1928-1930).
Born October 3rd, 1890 in Ciudad Victoria.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Freddy Cole
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born October 15th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died June 27th, 2020 at 88 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Antoine Lahad
Lebanese general (1927–2015).
Born August 22nd, 1927 in Kfar Katra.
Died September 10th, 2015 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Duell
American actor and singer (1923–2011).
Born August 30th, 1923 in Corinth.
Died December 22nd, 2011 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Alcides Ghiggia
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Las Piedras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Serres
French philosopher and historian of science (1930–2019).
Born September 1st, 1930 in Agen.
Died June 1st, 2019 at 88 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Fanny Eaton
Jamaican british artist's model and domestic worker.
Born June 23rd, 1835 in Saint Andrew Parish.
Died March 4th, 1924 at 88 years old in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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