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Dead at age 88
1,447 Notable deaths
Gustav Mie
German physicist (1868-1957).
Born September 29th, 1868 in Rostock. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1957 at 88 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Milton Gonçalves
Brazilian actor (1933–2022).
Born December 9th, 1933 in Monte Santo de Minas.
Died May 30th, 2022 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke). [ref]
Rita Süssmuth
German politician (1937–2026).
Born February 17th, 1937 in Wuppertal.
Died February 1st, 2026 at 88 years old in Neuss. [ref]
Théodore Simon
French intelligence researcher.
Born July 10th, 1873 in Dijon.
Died September 4th, 1961 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Carlos Guastavino
Argentine composer.
Born April 5th, 1912 in Santa Fe.
Died October 29th, 2000 at 88 years old in Santa Fe Province.
Paul Jenkins
American painter (1923-2012).
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2012 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Branko Grünbaum
Croatian-american mathematician at the university of washington (1929-2018).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Osijek.
Died September 14th, 2018 at 88 years old in Seattle.
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
German judge (1930-2019).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Kassel.
Died February 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Au.
Kenneth Lee Pike
American linguist.
Born June 9th, 1912 in Woodstock. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2000 at 88 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Yvonne Brill
Canadian scientist (1924-2013).
Born December 30th, 1924 in St. Vital. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2013 at 88 years old in Princeton (breast cancer). [ref]
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