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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Harold W. Kuhn
American mathematician (1925–2014).
Born July 29th, 1925 in Santa Monica.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Karl Bodenschatz
German general (1890–1979).
Born December 10th, 1890 in Rehau.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Erlangen.
Tomás Balcázar
Mexican footballer (1931-2020).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Guadalajara.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Thomas Luckmann
American-austrian sociologist (1927-2016).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Municipality of Jesenice.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Austria.
Ercole Spada
Italian automotive designer (1937–2025).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Busto Arsizio.
Died August 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Sestriere. [ref]
Berthold Lubetkin
Russian architect (1901–1990).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1990 at 88 years old in Bristol.
Xu Xiangqian
Chinese politician and field marshal (1901-1990).
Born November 8th, 1901 in Wutai County.
Died September 21st, 1990 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Kingsley Davis
American sociologist and demographer (1908–1997).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Jones County.
Died February 27th, 1997 at 88 years old in Stanford.
Maxine Kumin
American poet and author (1925-2014).
Born June 6th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died February 6th, 2014 at 88 years old in Warner (disease).
Elmer McCollum
American biochemist (1879-1967).
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Redfield. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1967 at 88 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
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