Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Phillip Reed
American actor (1908–1996).
Born March 25th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Nitin Bose
Indian film director.
Born April 27th, 1897 in Kolkata.
Died April 14th, 1986 at 88 years old in Kolkata.
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer (1898–1986).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Jefferson County. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 88 years old in Detroit (stroke).
George Bass
American underwater archeologist (1932–2021).
Born December 9th, 1932 in Columbia.
Died March 2nd, 2021 at 88 years old
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011).
Born September 25th, 1923 in El Reno.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Orlando (pneumonia). [ref]
Walter Damrosch
German american conductor and composer (1862–1950).
Born January 30th, 1862 in Wrocław.
Died December 22nd, 1950 at 88 years old in New York City.
Carl Stumpf
German philosopher (1848–1936).
Born April 21st, 1848 in Wiesentheid.
Died December 25th, 1936 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Janet Rowley
American human geneticist (1925–2013).
Born April 5th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 88 years old in Hyde Park (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Gordon Jacob
English composer (1895–1984).
Born July 5th, 1895 in London.
Died June 8th, 1984 at 88 years old in Saffron Walden.
João Donato
Brazilian musician (1934–2023).
Born August 17th, 1934 in Rio Branco.
Died July 17th, 2023 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka