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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Matt Dennis
American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music (1914–2002).
Born February 11th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died June 21st, 2002 at 88 years old in Riverside.
Gil Merrick
English footballer (1922–2010).
Born January 26th, 1922 in Sparkhill.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Harold Demsetz
American economist (1930–2019).
Born May 31st, 1930 in Chicago.
Died January 4th, 2019 at 88 years old in California.
Albert Bushnell Hart
American historian (1854–1943).
Born July 1st, 1854 in Clark. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1943 at 88 years old in Boston. [ref]
Ellen Schwiers
German actress (1930-2019).
Born June 11th, 1930 in Szczecin.
Died April 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Vicente Aranda
Spanish film director (1926–2015).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Madrid.
Lyman James Briggs
American engineer (1874–1963).
Born May 7th, 1874 in Assyria Township.
Died March 25th, 1963 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Karl von Hegel
German medievalist and historian (1813-1901).
Born June 7th, 1813 in Nuremberg.
Died December 5th, 1901 at 88 years old in Erlangen.
Pierre Bellemare
French writer and entertainer (1929-2018).
Born October 21st, 1929 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Einar Haugen
American linguist (1906-1994).
Born April 19th, 1906 in Sioux City.
Died June 20th, 1994 at 88 years old
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