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Dead at age 88
1,395 Notable deaths
Alfredo Guzzoni
Italian general (1877-1965).
Born April 12th, 1877 in Mantua.
Died April 15th, 1965 at 88 years old in Rome.
Karl Bodenschatz
German general (1890–1979).
Born December 10th, 1890 in Rehau.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Erlangen.
Abraham Polonsky
American politician (1910-1999).
Born December 5th, 1910 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills.
Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince of waldeck and pyrmont.
Born March 9th, 1936 in Bad Arolsen.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 88 years old [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]
Janet Rowley
American human geneticist.
Born April 5th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 88 years old in Hyde Park (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Henry Bellmon
American politician (1921-2009).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Tonkawa.
Died September 29th, 2009 at 88 years old in Enid (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Antonin Raymond
Czech architect.
Born May 10th, 1888 in Kladno. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Langhorne. [ref]
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer (1898–1986).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Jefferson County. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 88 years old in Detroit (stroke).
Roger Sessions
American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985).
Born December 28th, 1896 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Princeton. [ref]
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