Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 88
1,446 Notable deaths
Richard V. Allen
United states national security advisor to president ronald reagan 1981–1982.
Born January 1st, 1936 in Collingswood.
Died November 16th, 2024 at 88 years old in Denver. [ref]
Clarrie Grimmett
Australian cricketer (1891-1980).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Dunedin.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Adelaide.
Gyula Grosics
Hungarian footballer (1926-2014).
Born February 4th, 1926 in Dorog.
Died June 13th, 2014 at 88 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Saad el-Shazly
Egyptian general (1922-2011).
Born April 1st, 1922 in Basyoun.
Died February 10th, 2011 at 88 years old in Cairo.
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
American businessman.
Born April 6th, 1892 in Brooklyn.
Died February 2nd, 1981 at 88 years old in Palm Springs.
Jørgen Leth
Danish film director and poet.
Born June 14th, 1937 in Aarhus.
Died September 29th, 2025 at 88 years old in Herlev Hospital. [ref]
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]
Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the focolare movement (1920–2008).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento.
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Alice Rivlin
American economist.
Born March 4th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 14th, 2019 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Michael J. Harner
American anthropologist.
Born April 27th, 1929 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 3rd, 2018 at 88 years old [ref]
Deaths 491 to 500 of 1446
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown