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Dead at age 88
1,307 Notable deaths
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Politician; president of uruguay (1927-2016).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died October 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montevideo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Anthony Bevilacqua
American cardinal.
Born June 17th, 1923 in Brooklyn.
Died January 31st, 2012 at 88 years old in Montgomery County. [ref]
Irwin Rose
American biologist (1926-2015).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Deerfield.
Saifuddin Azizi
First chairman of xinjiang uyghur autonomous region (1915-2003).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Tacheng.
Died November 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Axel Leijonhufvud
Swedish economist.
Born September 6th, 1933 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Paul Bernays
Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).
Born October 17th, 1888 in London.
Died September 18th, 1977 at 88 years old in Zürich.
Doina Cornea
Romanian academic and activist.
Born May 30th, 1929 in Brașov.
Died May 4th, 2018 at 88 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Henrich Focke
German aviation pioneer.
Born October 8th, 1890 in Bremen.
Died February 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bremen.
Helen Jacobs
American tennis player.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.
Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).
Hendrik Andriessen
Dutch composer, organist and music educator (1892-1981).
Born September 17th, 1892 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1981 at 88 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
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