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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Hugo Alfvén
Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 88 years old in Falun.
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
British zoologist (1903–1991).
Born January 30th, 1903 in Cambridge.
Died May 17th, 1991 at 88 years old in London.
Bruno Rossi
Italian experimental physicist (1905–1993).
Born April 13th, 1905 in Venice.
Died November 21st, 1993 at 88 years old in Cambridge.
Anna Katharine Green
Novelist (1846-1935).
Born November 11th, 1846 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1935 at 88 years old in Buffalo.
Edgardo Mortara
Italian priest (1851–1940).
Born August 27th, 1851 in Bologna.
Died March 11th, 1940 at 88 years old in Liège.
Henry De Vere Stacpoole
British writer.
Born April 9th, 1863 in Dún Laoghaire.
Died April 12th, 1951 at 88 years old in Shanklin.
Robert Curl
American chemist (1933–2022).
Born August 23rd, 1933 in Alice.
Died July 3rd, 2022 at 88 years old in Houston. [ref]
Albert Heath
American drummer (1935–2024).
Born May 31st, 1935 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2024 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (leukemia). [ref]
Leslie Brooks
American actress (1922-2011).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Lincoln.
Died July 1st, 2011 at 88 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease). [ref]
Karl Strecker
German general and knight's cross recipient (1884-1973).
Born September 20th, 1884 in Trzebiełuch.
Died April 10th, 1973 at 88 years old in Riezlern.
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