Dead at age 88

1,318 Notable deaths

Frances Benjamin Johnston

American photographer, photojournalist (1864—1952).

Born January 15th, 1864 in Grafton. [ref]

Died May 16th, 1952 at 88 years old in New Orleans. [ref]

Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche

Austrian automobile designer.

Born September 19th, 1909 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]

Died March 27th, 1998 at 88 years old in Zell am See. [ref]

Robert Ryman

American artist (1930-2019).

Born May 30th, 1930 in Nashville. [ref]

Died February 8th, 2019 at 88 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]

John Franklin Enders

American medical researcher (1897-1985).

Born February 10th, 1897 in West Hartford.

Died September 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Waterford.

Christopher Cockerell

English engineer.

Born June 4th, 1910 in Cambridge.

Died June 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in Sutton Scotney.

Jon Vickers

Canadian singer (1926-2015).

Born October 29th, 1926 in Prince Albert.

Died July 10th, 2015 at 88 years old in Ontario (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Alice Rivlin

American economist.

Born March 4th, 1931 in Philadelphia.

Died May 14th, 2019 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..

Elisabeth Bergner

Austrian-german actress (1897-1986).

Born August 22nd, 1897 in Drohobych. [ref]

Died May 12th, 1986 at 88 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Walter Winterbottom

English footballer and manager.

Born March 31st, 1913 in Oldham.

Died February 16th, 2002 at 88 years old in Guildford (surgical complications).

Pierre Hadot

French historian and philosopher (1922–2010).

Born February 21st, 1922 in Paris. [ref]

Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Orsay. [ref]

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