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Dead at age 88

1,447 Notable deaths

Friedrich Achleitner

Austrian poet and architectural critic (1930-2019).

Born May 23rd, 1930 in Schalchen. [ref]

Died March 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Jacques Mieses

German-british chess player.

Born February 27th, 1865 in Leipzig.

Died February 23rd, 1954 at 88 years old in London.

Rachid Mekhloufi

Algerian footballer (1936–2024).

Born August 12th, 1936 in Sétif.

Died November 8th, 2024 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]

Jack Mitchell

American photographer and author (1925-2013).

Born September 13th, 1925 in Key West.

Died November 7th, 2013 at 88 years old in New Smyrna Beach. [ref]

Donald Griffin

American zoologist.

Born August 3rd, 1915 in Village of Southampton.

Died November 7th, 2003 at 88 years old in Lexington.

Tawfik Toubi

Israeli politician (1922-2011).

Born May 11th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]

Died March 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Haifa. [ref]

Philippe Labro

French author, journalist, film director, media personality, lyricist.

Born August 27th, 1936 in Montauban.

Died June 4th, 2025 at 88 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

Arthur Upham Pope

Art historian (1881–1969).

Born February 7th, 1881 in Kent County.

Died September 3rd, 1969 at 88 years old in Shiraz.

Alexei Abrikosov

Soviet, russian and american theoretical physicist.

Born June 25th, 1928 in Moscow.

Died March 29th, 2017 at 88 years old in Palo Alto (disease). [ref]

Dietmar Schönherr

Austrian actor.

Born May 17th, 1926 in Innsbruck.

Died July 18th, 2014 at 88 years old in Ibiza (disease).

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