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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Venantino Venantini
Italian actor (1930–2018).
Born April 17th, 1930 in Fabriano.
Died October 9th, 2018 at 88 years old in Viterbo (heart failure). [ref]
Shlomo Venezia
Greek-born italian jew, survivor of the auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp (1923-2012).
Born December 29th, 1923 in Thessaloniki.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Norris Cotton
American politician (1900-1989).
Born May 11th, 1900 in Warren.
Died February 24th, 1989 at 88 years old in Lebanon.
Maurice Norman
English footballer (1934-2022).
Born May 8th, 1934 in Mulbarton.
Died November 27th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]
Dolindo Ruotolo
Italian priest (1882–1970).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Naples.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 88 years old in Naples.
Mary Beth Edelson
American artist (1933–2021).
Born February 6th, 1933 in East Chicago.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 88 years old in Ocean Grove (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Norman Abramson
American computer scientist, engineer (1932–2020).
Born April 1st, 1932 in Boston.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Edward Hobart Seymour
British royal navy officer (1840-1929).
Born April 30th, 1840 in Kinwarton.
Died March 2nd, 1929 at 88 years old in Maidenhead.
Sidney Kingsley
American writer (1906-1995).
Born October 22nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 20th, 1995 at 88 years old in Oakland.
Louis Essen
English physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997).
Born September 6th, 1908 in Nottingham.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Great Bookham.
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