In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Ciarán Bourke
Irish singer (1935–1988).
Born February 18th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 53 years old in Dublin.
Sewall Wright
American geneticist (1889-1988).
Born December 21st, 1889 in Melrose.
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 98 years old in Madison.
Sergey Gorshkov
Soviet admiral (1910–1988).
Born February 26th, 1910 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Willem Drees
Dutch politician (1886-1988).
Born July 5th, 1886 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer.
Born September 3rd, 1915 in Memphis.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 72 years old in Paris (kidney failure).
Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Pakistani intelligence chief.
Born June 11th, 1924 in Rampur.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur.
Mona Washbourne
English actress of stage, film and television (1903-1988).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Birmingham.
Died November 15th, 1988 at 84 years old in London.
Joie Chitwood
American racing driver (1912-1988).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Denison.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 75 years old in Tampa.
Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1908-1988).
Born March 4th, 1910 in Riyadh.
Died November 26th, 1988 at 78 years old in Riyadh.
Nagendra Singh
Indian judge (1914–1988).
Born March 18th, 1914 in Dungarpur.
Died December 11th, 1988 at 74 years old in The Hague.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 522
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo