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Dead at age 88
1,443 Notable deaths
Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.
Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Steve Lawrence
American singer and actor (1935–2024).
Born July 8th, 1935 in Brooklyn.
Died March 7th, 2024 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Bill Bowerman
American runner, track and field coach, and businessman.
Born February 19th, 1911 in Portland.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 88 years old in Fossil.
Tony Benn
British politician, writer and diarist (1925–2014).
Born April 3rd, 1925 in Marylebone.
Died March 14th, 2014 at 88 years old in London (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
E. Howard Hunt
American intelligence officer and author (1918-2007).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Hamburg.
Died January 23rd, 2007 at 88 years old in Miami (pneumonia).
William Smith
American actor (1933-2021).
Born March 24th, 1933 in Columbia.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Polly Holliday
American actress.
Born July 2nd, 1937 in Jasper.
Died September 9th, 2025 at 88 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Lucian Freud
British painter and engraver (1922-2011).
Born December 8th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died July 20th, 2011 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Joseph Cotten
American actor (1905–1994).
Born May 15th, 1905 in Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 88 years old in Palm Springs, Westwood (pneumonia, head and neck cancer). [ref]
Gudrun Burwitz
German neo-nazi and daughter of ss chief heinrich himmler (1929-2018).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Munich.
Died May 24th, 2018 at 88 years old in Munich.
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