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Dead at age 88
1,320 Notable deaths
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]
Trần Đức Lương
Vietnamese politician.
Born May 5th, 1937 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Peter Zinner
American film editor (1919-2007).
Born July 24th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died November 13th, 2007 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (lymphoma). [ref]
Alma Kruger
Film and stage actress (1871-1960).
Born September 13th, 1871 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 5th, 1960 at 88 years old in Seattle (disease).
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