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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Jack Cover
American physicist (1920–2009).
Born April 6th, 1920 in New York City.
Died February 7th, 2009 at 88 years old in Mission Viejo (pneumonia). [ref]
Sonallah Ibrahim
Egyptian novelist.
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Cairo.
Died August 13th, 2025 at 88 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Vittorio De Seta
Italian cinema director and screenwriter (1923–2011).
Born October 15th, 1923 in Palermo.
Died November 28th, 2011 at 88 years old in Sellia Marina. [ref]
Ted White
American writer.
Born February 4th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 24th, 2026 at 88 years old [ref]
Aldo Lado
Italian screenwriter and film director (1934–2023).
Born December 5th, 1934 in Rijeka.
Died November 25th, 2023 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Joan Barclay
American actress (1914–2002).
Born August 31st, 1914 in Minneapolis.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 88 years old in Palm Desert.
Franz Rosenthal
German arabist (1914–2003).
Born August 31st, 1914 in Berlin.
Died April 8th, 2003 at 88 years old in New Haven, Branford. [ref]
Naser Malek Motiee
Iranian actor and director.
Born April 11th, 1930 in Tehran.
Died May 25th, 2018 at 88 years old in Tehran (kidney failure).
Mykolas Burokevičius
Soviet-lithuanian politician.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Alytus.
Died January 20th, 2016 at 88 years old in Vilnius (heart failure).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde