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In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Heinz Pagels
American physicist (1939–1988).
Born February 19th, 1939 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1988 at 49 years old in Pyramid Peak (falling from height).
Francis Ponge
French writer (1899–1988).
Born March 27th, 1899 in Montpellier.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 89 years old in Le Bar-sur-Loup.
Michel Auclair
French actor of montenegrin descent (1922-1988).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Koblenz.
Died January 7th, 1988 at 65 years old in Fayence (cerebral hemorrhage).
Greta Nissen
Actress (1906 – 1988).
Born January 30th, 1906 in Oslo.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 82 years old in Montecito (Parkinson's disease).
Lauris Norstad
American general in the united states army air forces and united states air force.
Born March 24th, 1907 in Minneapolis.
Died September 12th, 1988 at 81 years old in Tucson.
James Devereux
United states marine corps general and congressman (1903-1988).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Cuba.
Died August 5th, 1988 at 85 years old in Baltimore (pneumonia).
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Guy Hocquenghem
French philosopher, novelist, essayist and journalist (1946–1988).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 41 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications).
Melvin Frank
American screenwriter and director (1913-1988).
Born August 13th, 1913 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Abdullahi Issa
Prime minister of the trust territory of somalia , the designer of the somali flag & the party leader of s.y.l ( somali youth league) ,(born in 1922 and died in 1988).
Born November 11th, 1922 in Afgooye.
Died March 11th, 1988 at 65 years old in Rome.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 523
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson