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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Claude Rich
French actor (1929-2017).
Born February 8th, 1929 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Orgeval (cancer). [ref]
Harry Gallatin
American basketball player and coach (1927-2015).
Born April 26th, 1927 in Roxana.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Edwardsville (surgical complications). [ref]
Enzo Mari
Italian furniture designer (1932-2020).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Cerano, Novara. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2020 at 88 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian academic (1837–1925).
Born July 6th, 1837 in Malvan.
Died August 24th, 1925 at 88 years old in British Raj.
János Starker
Hungarian-american cellist (1924–2013).
Born July 5th, 1924 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bloomington.
Barry Jones
British actor (1893–1981).
Born March 6th, 1893 in Guernsey.
Died May 1st, 1981 at 88 years old in Guernsey.
William Mitchell Ramsay
Scottish archaeologist and new testament scholar (1851-1939).
Born March 15th, 1851 in Glasgow.
Died April 20th, 1939 at 88 years old in Bournemouth.
Edward Fredkin
American physicist and computer scientist, a pioneer of digital physics (1934–2023).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 2023 at 88 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Le Kha Phieu
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1931–2020).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Thanh Hóa.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Coleman Barks
American poet.
Born April 23rd, 1937 in Chattanooga.
Died February 23rd, 2026 at 88 years old [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr