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Dead at age 88

1,450 Notable deaths

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian.

Born May 5th, 1925 in Wrzeszcz. [ref]

Died May 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]

Jan Nagórski

Polish engineer and pioneer of aviation.

Born February 20th, 1888 in Włocławek.

Died June 9th, 1976 at 88 years old in Warsaw.

Dorothy Cumming

Actress (1895-1983).

Born April 12th, 1895 in New South Wales.

Died December 10th, 1983 at 88 years old in New York City.

John Sealy Townsend

Irish mathematical physicist.

Born June 7th, 1868 in Galway.

Died February 16th, 1957 at 88 years old in Oxford.

Henny Moan

Norwegian actress (1936–2024).

Born February 22nd, 1936 in Talvik.

Died September 8th, 2024 at 88 years old [ref]

Juan Arza

Spanish football player/manager (1923-2011).

Born June 12th, 1923 in Estella-Lizarra.

Died July 17th, 2011 at 88 years old in Seville. [ref]

Anatoly Malofeyev

Soviet politician.

Born May 14th, 1933 in Gomel.

Died January 19th, 2022 at 88 years old [ref]

Francisco Mignone

Brazilian composer.

Born September 3rd, 1897 in São Paulo. [ref]

Died February 19th, 1986 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Adrianus Johannes Simonis

Catholic cardinal (1931-2020).

Born November 26th, 1931 in Lisse.

Died September 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Sassenheim. [ref]

Shmuel Flatto-Sharon

Israeli politician (1930–2018).

Born January 18th, 1930 in Łódź. [ref]

Died December 7th, 2018 at 88 years old in Sheba Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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