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Dead at age 88
1,395 Notable deaths
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 (1919–2008).
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).
Hermann Giesler
German architect (1898-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Siegen. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1987 at 88 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Ellen Schwiers
German actress (1930-2019).
Born June 11th, 1930 in Szczecin.
Died April 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
William Wakefield Baum
American catholic cardinal (1926–2015).
Born November 21st, 1926 in Dallas.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Howard Vernon
Swiss actor.
Born July 15th, 1908 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 25th, 1996 at 88 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux (disease).
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