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Dead at age 88
1,450 Notable deaths
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]
Ralph Vary Chamberlin
American biologist (1879–1967).
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Salt Lake City.
Died October 31st, 1967 at 88 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Art Hodes
American musician (1904-1993).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Mykolaiv.
Died March 4th, 1993 at 88 years old in Harvey.
Ernst Jacobi
German actor (1933–2022).
Born July 11th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died June 23rd, 2022 at 88 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jun Ishikawa
Japanese writer (1899-1987).
Born March 7th, 1899 in Asakusa.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 88 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Armando
Dutch artist (1929-2018).
Born September 18th, 1929 in Amsterdam.
Died July 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Potsdam.
Max Uhle
German archaeologist (1856-1944).
Born March 25th, 1856 in Dresden. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1944 at 88 years old in Lubliniec. [ref]
E. L. M. Burns
Canadian general (1897-1985).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died September 13th, 1985 at 88 years old in Canada.
Paul Fort
French poet and playwright (1872–1960).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Reims.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 88 years old in Montlhéry.
Çetin Altan
Writer, journalist and member of parliament (1927-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1927 in Istanbul.
Died October 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Istanbul.
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