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Dead at age 88
1,779 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 Germany, Wuppertal.
Died February 1st, 2026 at 88 years old in Neuss. [ref]
Théodore Simon
French intelligence researcher (1873–1961).
Born July 10th, 1873 in Dijon.
Died September 4th, 1961 at 88 years old in Paris.
Hans Dahl
Norwegian artist (1849-1937).
Born February 19th, 1849 in Granvin Municipality.
Died July 27th, 1937 at 88 years old in Balestrand Municipality.
Carlos Guastavino
Argentine composer (1912–2000).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Santa Fe.
Died October 29th, 2000 at 88 years old in Santa Fe.
Paul Jenkins
American painter (1923-2012).
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
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.
Sarah Grand
British feminist writer (1854–1943).
Born June 10th, 1854 in Donaghadee.
Died May 12th, 1943 at 88 years old in Calne.
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