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In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Dorothy Adams
American actress (1900-1988).
Born January 8th, 1900 in North Dakota.
Died March 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.
Gennady Mikhasevich
Soviet serial killer (1947-1988).
Died January 19th, 1988 at 40 years old in Minsk (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Frederick Ashton
British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Guayaquil.
Died October 18th, 1988 at 84 years old in Suffolk.
Mirza Hameedullah Beg
15th chief justice of india (1913–1988).
Born February 22nd, 1913 in Lucknow.
Died November 19th, 1988 at 75 years old
Aya Kitō
Japanese diarist.
Born July 19th, 1962 in Toyohashi.
Died May 23rd, 1988 at 25 years old in Toyohashi (spinocerebellar ataxia).
Wilfred Jackson
American film director (1906–1988).
Born January 24th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died August 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Balboa Island.
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Cuban boxer (1910–1988).
Born January 6th, 1910 in Havana.
Died August 8th, 1988 at 78 years old in Havana.
Anna Mahler
Austrian sculptor (1904-1988).
Born June 15th, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1988 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Giacinto Scelsi
Italian composer and poet (1905-1988).
Born January 8th, 1905 in Pitelli.
Died August 9th, 1988 at 83 years old in Rome.
Ray Eames
American artist, designer, and filmmaker (1912–1988).
Born December 15th, 1912 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
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