Dead at age 88

1,450 Notable deaths

Burton Holmes

American traveler and filmmaker (1870–1958).

Born January 8th, 1870 in Chicago.

Died July 22nd, 1958 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.

Mary L. Good

American chemist (1931-2019).

Born June 20th, 1931 in Grapevine.

Died November 20th, 2019 at 88 years old in Little Rock. [ref]

Mies Bouwman

Dutch television presenter (1929–2018).

Born December 31st, 1929 in Amsterdam.

Died February 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Elst (cardiomyopathy). [ref]

Benny Andersen

Danish songwriter, poet (1929-2018).

Born November 7th, 1929 in Vangede.

Died August 16th, 2018 at 88 years old in Sorgenfri.

Zlata Bartl

Croatian chemist (1920-2008).

Born February 20th, 1920 in Sarajevo.

Died July 30th, 2008 at 88 years old in Koprivnica.

Carolyn Kizer

American poet (1925–2014).

Born December 10th, 1925 in Spokane. [ref]

Died October 9th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sonoma (dementia).

Josef Somr

Czech actor (1934-2022).

Born April 14th, 1934 in Vracov. [ref]

Died October 16th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]

William Woodthorpe Tarn

British classical scholar and historian of classical antiquity (1869–1957).

Born February 26th, 1869 in London. [ref]

Died November 7th, 1957 at 88 years old in Inverness. [ref]

Denise Robins

British novelist (1897-1985).

Born February 1st, 1897 in London.

Died May 1st, 1985 at 88 years old in Haywards Heath.

Boris Vasilyev

Soviet and russian writer.

Born May 21st, 1924 in Smolensk.

Died March 11th, 2013 at 88 years old in Moscow.

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