In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Hilda Gobbi
Hungarian actress of italian origin (1913-1988).
Born June 6th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died July 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Ferit Melen
Prime minister of turkey (1906-1988).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Van.
Died September 3rd, 1988 at 81 years old in Ankara.
Willi Apel
German-american musicologist.
Born October 10th, 1893 in Chojnice.
Died March 14th, 1988 at 94 years old in Bloomington.
Erich Probst
Austrian footballer (1927-1988).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1988 at 60 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Björn Kurtén
Finnish paleontologist (1924-1988).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Vaasa.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Cesare Brandi
Italian art historian (1906-1988).
Born April 8th, 1906 in Siena.
Died January 19th, 1988 at 81 years old in Siena.
Nora Astorga
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1944-1988).
Born December 10th, 1944 in Managua.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 43 years old in Managua (breast cancer).
Isaak Yaglom
Russian mathematician (1921–1988).
Born March 6th, 1921 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1988 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ilona Elek
Hungarian fencer (1907-1988).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died July 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Milton Krasner
American cinematographer (1904–1988).
Born February 17th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died July 17th, 1988 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo