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Dead at age 88
1,318 Notable deaths
Lotte Lehmann
German soprano.
Born February 27th, 1888 in Perleberg.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (disease).
Charles Pasqua
French politician (1927-2015).
Born April 18th, 1927 in Grasse. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2015 at 88 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aleksey Batalov
Soviet and russian actor, file director and screenwriter (1928-2017).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Vladimir.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Moscow (fall). [ref]
Hugo Alfvén
Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 88 years old in Falun. [ref]
Géza Vermes
British scholar.
Born June 22nd, 1924 in Makó. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]
Victor Stănculescu
Romanian general and politician, minister of national defence (1990–1991).
Born May 10th, 1928 in Tecuci.
Died June 19th, 2016 at 88 years old in Ghermănești.
Henry De Vere Stacpoole
British writer.
Born April 9th, 1863 in Dún Laoghaire.
Died April 12th, 1951 at 88 years old in Shanklin.
Federica Montseny
Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer.
Born February 12th, 1905 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1994 at 88 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Stuart Milner-Barry
British codebreaker, civil servant, and chess player.
Born September 20th, 1906 in London.
Died March 25th, 1995 at 88 years old in London.
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