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Dead at age 88

1,307 Notable deaths

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.

Born June 7th, 1933 in Dakar.

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]

Eugene Odum

Mathematician, ecologist, natural philosopher, and systems ecologist.

Born September 17th, 1913 in Newport.

Died August 10th, 2002 at 88 years old in Athens.

Reinhard Mohn

German businessman and philanthropist (1921-2009).

Born June 29th, 1921 in Gütersloh.

Died October 3rd, 2009 at 88 years old in Steinhagen.

Jonathan Penrose

English chess player.

Born October 7th, 1933 in Colchester.

Died November 30th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]

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