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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
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 (1882–1970).
Born April 17th, 1882 in Stornoway.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 88 years old in New York City.
Naoya Shiga
Japanese writer (1883–1971).
Born February 20th, 1883 in Ishinomaki.
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).
Pierre Werner
Luxembourgish politician (1913-2002), prime minister of luxembourg (1959-1974, 1979-1984).
Born December 29th, 1913 in Saint-André-lez-Lille.
Died June 24th, 2002 at 88 years old in Luxembourg.
Mary van Kleeck
American social reformer and social worker.
Born June 26th, 1883 in Glenham.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 88 years old in Kingston.
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