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Dead at age 88
1,446 Notable deaths
Tomás Balcázar
Mexican footballer (1931-2020).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Guadalajara.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Thomas Luckmann
American-austrian sociologist (1927-2016).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Municipality of Jesenice.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Austria.
Ercole Spada
Italian automotive designer (1937–2025).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Busto Arsizio.
Died August 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Sestriere. [ref]
Berthold Lubetkin
Russian architect (1901–1990).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1990 at 88 years old in Bristol.
Xu Xiangqian
Chinese politician and field marshal (1901-1990).
Born November 8th, 1901 in Wutai County.
Died September 21st, 1990 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Maxine Kumin
American poet and author (1925-2014).
Born June 6th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died February 6th, 2014 at 88 years old in Warner (disease).
Elmer McCollum
American biochemist.
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Redfield. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1967 at 88 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
D. M. Thomas
British writer (1935–2023).
Born January 27th, 1935 in Carnkie.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 88 years old in Truro. [ref]
Ted Nash
American rower (1932-2021).
Born October 29th, 1932 in Melrose.
Died July 3rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Medford. [ref]
Barry Tuckwell
Australian horn player.
Born March 5th, 1931 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner