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Dead at age 88
1,305 Notable deaths
Ann B. Davis
American actress (1926-2014).
Born May 3rd, 1926 in Schenectady.
Died June 1st, 2014 at 88 years old in San Antonio (cerebral hemorrhage).
Tony Benn
British politician, writer and diarist (1925–2014).
Born April 3rd, 1925 in Marylebone.
Died March 14th, 2014 at 88 years old in London (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
Denis Thatcher
English businessman, husband of margaret thatcher.
Born May 10th, 1915 in London.
Died June 26th, 2003 at 88 years old in Lister Hospital, Chelsea (pancreatic cancer).
Ruth Gordon
American actress and writer (1896-1985).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Quincy. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1985 at 88 years old in Edgartown (stroke). [ref]
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021).
Born March 24th, 1933 in Columbia.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Bill Bowerman
American runner, track and field coach, and businessman.
Born February 19th, 1911 in Portland.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 88 years old in Fossil.
M. Emmet Walsh
American actor.
Born March 22nd, 1935 in Ogdensburg.
Died March 19th, 2024 at 88 years old in St. Albans (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.
Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gudrun Burwitz
German neo-nazi and daughter of ss chief heinrich himmler (1929-2018).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Munich.
Died May 24th, 2018 at 88 years old in Munich.
Clive Cussler
American novelist.
Born July 15th, 1931 in Aurora.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
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