Dead at age 88

1,447 Notable deaths

Ernst Otto Fischer

German chemist (1918–2007).

Born November 10th, 1918 in Solln.

Died July 23rd, 2007 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]

D. M. Jayaratne

Sri lankan politician (1931–2019).

Born June 7th, 1931 in Colombo.

Died November 19th, 2019 at 88 years old in Kandy. [ref]

Max-Josef Pemsel

German general (1897–1985).

Born January 15th, 1897 in Regensburg.

Died June 30th, 1985 at 88 years old in Ulm. [ref]

Aribert Reimann

German composer, pianist and accompanist.

Born March 4th, 1936 in Berlin.

Died March 13th, 2024 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Robert Morrison MacIver

British sociologist.

Born April 17th, 1882 in Stornoway.

Died June 15th, 1970 at 88 years old in New York City.

Naoya Shiga

Japanese writer.

Born February 20th, 1883 in Ishinomaki. [ref]

Died October 21st, 1971 at 88 years old in Kanto Central Hospital for Public School Teachers (pneumonia).

Rik Battaglia

Italian actor (1927-2015).

Born February 18th, 1927 in Corbola.

Died March 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Corbola.

Konrad Emil Bloch

German american biochemist (1912–2000).

Born January 21st, 1912 in Nysa. [ref]

Died October 15th, 2000 at 88 years old in Lexington (heart failure).

Luigi Villoresi

Racecar driver.

Born May 16th, 1909 in Milan.

Died August 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Modena.

Pierre Werner

Luxembourgish politician (1913-2002), prime minister of luxembourg (1959-1974, 1979-1984).

Born December 29th, 1913 in Lille.

Died June 24th, 2002 at 88 years old in Luxembourg.

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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson