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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Robert Ryman
American artist (1930-2019).
Born May 30th, 1930 in Nashville.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 88 years old in Greenwich Village.
Óscar Ichazo
Bolivian writer (1931–2020).
Born July 24th, 1931 in Bolivia.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Kihei. [ref]
Jonathan Penrose
English chess player (1933–2021).
Born October 7th, 1933 in Colchester.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 88 years old [ref]
Victoria Ocampo
Argentine writer and translator (1890-1979).
Born April 7th, 1890 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires (laryngeal cancer).
Albert Brewer
47th governor of alabama (1928-2017).
Born October 26th, 1928 in Bethel Springs.
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Birmingham.
Tanzan Ishibashi
Prime minister of japan from 1956 to 1957.
Born September 25th, 1884 in Shiba-ku.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 88 years old in Osaka (cerebral infarction).
Richard E. Taylor
Canadian physicist (1929-2018).
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Medicine Hat.
Died February 22nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Stanford.
Reinhard Mohn
German businessman and philanthropist (1921-2009).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Gütersloh.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 88 years old in Steinhagen.
Enrique Dussel
Argentine-mexican philosopher.
Born December 24th, 1934 in La Paz.
Died November 5th, 2023 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Pieter Menten
Dutch war criminal, art collector and businessman (1899–1987).
Born May 26th, 1899 in Rotterdam.
Died November 14th, 1987 at 88 years old in Loosdrecht.
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