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Dead at age 88
1,318 Notable deaths
Yelena Bonner
Human rights activist in the former soviet union; wife of dissident andrei sakharov.
Born February 15th, 1923 in Mary. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2011 at 88 years old in Boston (heart failure). [ref]
Alice Terry
Actress (1899-1987).
Born July 24th, 1899 in Vincennes.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the focolare movement.
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Enzo Mari
Italian furniture designer.
Born June 26th, 1932 in Novara. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2020 at 88 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Noor Hassanali
Former president of trinidad and tobago (1918-2006).
Born August 13th, 1918 in San Fernando.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Michael J. Harner
American anthropologist.
Born April 27th, 1929 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 3rd, 2018 at 88 years old [ref]
Sufia Kamal
Bangladeshi writer.
Born June 20th, 1911 in Barishal.
Died November 20th, 1999 at 88 years old in Dhaka.
Lamine Diack
Senegalese sports manager, chairman of the board of the national water company of senegal.
Died December 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Harry Gallatin
American basketball player and coach (1927-2015).
Born April 26th, 1927 in Roxana.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Edwardsville (surgical complications). [ref]
Peter Lovesey
British writer.
Born September 10th, 1936 in Whitton. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2025 at 88 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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