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Dead at age 88
1,450 Notable deaths
Armas Järnefelt
Finnish composer and conductor.
Born August 14th, 1869 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1958 at 88 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Hans Sedlmayr
Austrian art historian (1896–1984).
Born January 18th, 1896 in Hornstein.
Died July 9th, 1984 at 88 years old in Salzburg.
Abraham H. Taub
American mathematician and physicist (1911-1999).
Born February 1st, 1911 in Chicago.
Died August 9th, 1999 at 88 years old
Berit Lindholm
Swedish actor and singer (1934-2023).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died August 12th, 2023 at 88 years old in Sköndal. [ref]
Klaus Thunemann
German bassoonist (1937–2025).
Born April 19th, 1937 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Thakin Kodaw Hmaing
Burmese politician (1876-1964).
Born March 23rd, 1876.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 88 years old in Yangon.
Stephen Bekassy
Hungarian actor (1907-1995).
Born February 10th, 1907 in Nyíregyháza.
Died October 30th, 1995 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Régine Pernoud
French archivist and historian.
Born June 17th, 1909 in Château-Chinon (Ville). [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1998 at 88 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Luigi Taveri
Swiss motorcycle rider (1929-2018).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Horgen.
Died March 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Switzerland (stroke). [ref]
Hugo Blanco Galdós
Freedom fighter (1934–2023).
Born November 15th, 1934 in Cusco. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2023 at 88 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
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