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Dead at age 88
1,307 Notable deaths
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]
Richard T. Whitcomb
Us aerospace engineer.
Born February 21st, 1921 in Evanston.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 88 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Brian M. Fagan
English archaeologist.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Birmingham.
Died July 1st, 2025 at 88 years old [ref]
Sachidananda Routray
Writer from odisha, india.
Born May 13th, 1916 in Khordha district. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2004 at 88 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Es'kia Mphahlele
South african writer and publisher.
Born December 17th, 1919 in Pretoria.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 88 years old in Lebowakgomo.
Pietro Nenni
Italian politician (1891-1980).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Faenza. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1980 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ruth Klüger
Austrian-born american writer, literature scholar and holocaust survivor (1931-2020).
Born October 30th, 1931 in Vienna.
Died October 5th, 2020 at 88 years old in Irvine. [ref]
Frank Piasecki
American aerospace engineer.
Born October 24th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 88 years old in Haverford. [ref]
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