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Dead at age 88
1,450 Notable deaths
Pierre Mac Orlan
French writer.
Born February 26th, 1882 in Péronne. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1970 at 88 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin. [ref]
John Hutchinson
English botanist, taxonomist and author (1884-1972).
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 88 years old in Kew.
Gottlob Frick
German opera singer.
Born July 28th, 1906 in Ölbronn-Dürrn. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1994 at 88 years old in Mühlacker. [ref]
Kenneth Gilbert
Canadian musician (1931-2020).
Born December 16th, 1931 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 88 years old in Quebec City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Li Weihan
Chinese politician (1896-1984).
Born June 2nd, 1896 in Changsha County.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Jean Cassou
French writer.
Born July 9th, 1897 in Bilbao, Deusto. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1986 at 88 years old in Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jo Benkow
Norwegian politician (1924-2013).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Trondheim.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 88 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Léonie Adams
American poet (1899–1988).
Born December 9th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1988 at 88 years old in New Milford. [ref]
Per Anger
Righteous among the nations (1913–2002).
Born December 7th, 1913 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 88 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
André Waterkeyn
Engineer, field hockey player.
Born August 23rd, 1917 in Wimbledon. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2005 at 88 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner