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
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Margaret Boden
British academic (1936–2025).
Born November 26th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2025 at 88 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Marcel Janco
Romanian-born israel painter and architect (1895-1984).
Born May 24th, 1895 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1984 at 88 years old in Ein Hod. [ref]
Bob Kurland
American basketball player (1924–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1924 in St. Louis.
Died September 29th, 2013 at 88 years old in Sanibel.
Claude Rich
French actor (1929-2017).
Born February 8th, 1929 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Orgeval (cancer). [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]
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]
János Starker
Hungarian-american cellist (1924–2013).
Born July 5th, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
William Mitchell Ramsay
Scottish archaeologist and new testament scholar (1851-1939).
Born March 15th, 1851 in Glasgow.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 88 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Edward Fredkin
American physicist and computer scientist, a pioneer of digital physics (1934–2023).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 2023 at 88 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 1446
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau