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Dead at age 88
1,450 Notable deaths
Ludvík Vaculík
Czech publicist, politic writer and bookwriter (1926-2015).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Brumov, Brumov-Bylnice. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2015 at 88 years old in Dobřichovice. [ref]
Jacques Martin
French comics author (1921-2010).
Born September 25th, 1921 in Strasbourg.
Died January 21st, 2010 at 88 years old in Orbe (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Hasse Ekman
Swedish actor and director (1915–2004).
Born September 10th, 1915 in Stockholm.
Died February 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Marbella.
Ernesto Giménez Caballero
Spanish writer, journalist and political fascist.
Born August 2nd, 1899. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 88 years old in Calle del Guadalquivir, Madrid. [ref]
Woo Tsin-hang
Chinese scholar (1865-1953).
Born March 25th, 1865 in Wujin District.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 88 years old in Taipei.
Elaine Feinstein
Poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator (1930-2019).
Born October 24th, 1930 in Bootle.
Died September 23rd, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Richard Riemerschmid
German architect, painter, designer and city planner (1868-1957).
Born June 20th, 1868 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1957 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Sam Balter
American basketball player and sportscaster (1909–1998).
Born October 15th, 1909 in Detroit.
Died August 8th, 1998 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Gianfranco Parolini
Italian film director.
Born February 20th, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
György Pauk
Hungarian classical violinist (1936–2024).
Born October 26th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died November 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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