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Dead at age 88
1,395 Notable deaths
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]
Arnold Newman
American photographer (1918–2006).
Born March 3rd, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Arthur Samuel
American computer scientist (1901–1990).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Emporia. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1990 at 88 years old in Stanford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Józef Unrug
Polish vice-admiral (1884-1973).
Born October 7th, 1884 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died February 28th, 1973 at 88 years old in Lailly-en-Val.
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Portuguese politician.
Born September 1st, 1937 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2025 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Marie Marvingt
French athlete and aviator (1875-1963).
Born February 20th, 1875 in Aurillac. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1963 at 88 years old in Laxou. [ref]
Tomás Balcázar
Mexican footballer (1931-2020).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Guadalajara.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Norris Bradbury
American physicist.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Santa Barbara.
Died August 20th, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Alamos (infectious disease). [ref]
Barry Tuckwell
Australian horn player.
Born March 5th, 1931 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Evangelina Elizondo
Mexican actress (1929-2017).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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