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Dead at age 88
1,779 Notable deaths
Zlata Bartl
Croatian chemist (1920-2008).
Born February 20th, 1920 in Dolac.
Died July 30th, 2008 at 88 years old in Koprivnica.
Carolyn Kizer
American poet (1925–2014).
Born December 10th, 1925 in Spokane. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2014 at 88 years old in Sonoma (dementia).
Josef Somr
Czech actor (1934–2022).
Born April 14th, 1934 in Vracov. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2022 at 88 years old in Nová Ves pod Pleší. [ref]
Stephen Vizinczey
Hungarian-canadian writer.
Died August 18th, 2021 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
William Woodthorpe Tarn
British classical scholar and historian of classical antiquity (1869–1957).
Born February 26th, 1869 in London.
Died November 7th, 1957 at 88 years old in Inverness.
D. G. Champernowne
British mathematician and economist.
Born July 9th, 1912 in Oxford. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2000 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Denise Robins
British novelist (1897-1985).
Born February 1st, 1897 in London.
Died May 1st, 1985 at 88 years old in Haywards Heath.
Boris Vasilyev
Soviet and russian writer (1924—2013).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 11th, 2013 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Eddi Arent
German actor and comedian (1925–2013).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Wrzeszcz.
Died May 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Jan Nagórski
Polish engineer and pioneer of aviation (1888–1976).
Born February 20th, 1888 in Włocławek.
Died June 9th, 1976 at 88 years old in Warsaw.
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