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Dead at age 88
1,320 Notable deaths
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]
Joseph Bech
Prime minister of luxembourg (1887-1975).
Born February 17th, 1887 in Diekirch. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1975 at 88 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Harry Kemelman
American writer (1908-1996).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Boston.
Died December 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Marblehead (kidney failure).
Ernst Otto Fischer
German chemist.
Born November 10th, 1918 in Solln.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
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