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Dead at age 88
1,446 Notable deaths
Le Kha Phieu
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1931-2020).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Thanh Hóa.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
Ingvar Hirdwall
Swedish actor (1934–2023).
Born December 5th, 1934 in S:t Görans church parish.
Died April 6th, 2023 at 88 years old in Stockholms Adolf Fredrik. [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 (falling from height). [ref]
Georgiy Daneliya
Soviet film director, screenwriter (1930-2019).
Born August 25th, 1930 in Tbilisi.
Died April 4th, 2019 at 88 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
American historian (1918–2007).
Born September 15th, 1918 in New Castle County.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian.
Born April 17th, 1924 in Lima. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Joan Hinton
American physicist (1921–2010).
Born October 20th, 1921 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Beijing (aneurysm). [ref]
Oswaldo López Arellano
President of honduras (1921-2010).
Born June 30th, 1921 in Danlí.
Died May 16th, 2010 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa (prostate cancer, stomach cancer). [ref]
Margarete Buber-Neumann
German writer (1909-1989).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Potsdam.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 88 years old in Frankfurt.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson