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Dead at age 88
1,318 Notable deaths
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]
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
British zoologist (1903-1991).
Born January 30th, 1903 in Cambridge.
Died May 17th, 1991 at 88 years old in London.
Saad el-Shazly
Egyptian general (1922-2011).
Born April 1st, 1922 in Basyoun.
Died February 10th, 2011 at 88 years old in Cairo.
Bruno Rossi
Italian experimental physicist.
Born April 13th, 1905 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1993 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Luis García Meza Tejada
Bolivian dictator (1929-2018).
Born August 8th, 1929 in La Paz. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2018 at 88 years old in La Paz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
American historian.
Born September 15th, 1918 in New Castle County. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2007 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Bob Kurland
American basketball player.
Born December 23rd, 1924 in St. Louis.
Died September 29th, 2013 at 88 years old in Sanibel.
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