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In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Aleksandar Deroko
Serbian architect (1894-1988).
Born September 4th, 1894 in Belgrade.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 94 years old in Belgrade.
Carlo Carretto
Italian catholic writer (1910–1988).
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Alessandria.
Died October 4th, 1988 at 78 years old in Spello.
Guido Beck
German physicist.
Born August 29th, 1903 in Liberec.
Died October 21st, 1988 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Pavel Kadochnikov
Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1915-1988).
Born July 29th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1988 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Francis Dearden
Catholic cardinal (1907–1988).
Born October 15th, 1907 in Valley Falls.
Died August 1st, 1988 at 80 years old in Southfield (pancreatic cancer).
Pál Titkos
Hungarian footballer (1908-1988).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Budafok.
Died October 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Freddie Frith
British motorcycle racer.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Grimsby.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 78 years old in Grimsby.
Ernest Labrousse
French historian (1895–1988).
Born March 16th, 1895 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 93 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
José Dolhem
Racecar driver (1944-1988).
Born April 26th, 1944 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1988 at 43 years old in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (traffic collision). [ref]
Charles Glen King
United states biochemist (1896-1988).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Entiat.
Died January 23rd, 1988 at 91 years old in West Chester.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 523
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