In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Jenő Barcsay
Hungarian artist (1900-1988).
Born January 14th, 1900 in Cătina.
Died April 2nd, 1988 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Armand Mouyal
French fencer (1925–1988).
Born October 16th, 1925 in Oran.
Died July 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
Józef Łobodowski
Polish poet (1909–1988).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Purviškė.
Died April 18th, 1988 at 79 years old in Madrid.
José María Peña
Spanish professional footballer.
Born April 19th, 1895 in Getxo.
Died January 13th, 1988 at 92 years old in Getxo.
Lotte Stam-Beese
Dutch architect, photographer, and urban planner (1903–1988).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Rokitki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died November 18th, 1988 at 85 years old in Krimpen aan den IJssel.
Paul Ledoux
Belgian astronomer.
Born August 8th, 1914 in Forrières.
Died October 6th, 1988 at 74 years old in Liège.
Alice Vibert Douglas
Canadian astronomer (1894–1988).
Born December 15th, 1894 in Montreal.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 93 years old in Kingston.
Oleg Zhakov
Soviet actor (1905-1988).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Sarapul.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Freddie Wolff
British sprinter and metal trader (1910–1988).
Born October 13th, 1910 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 26th, 1988 at 77 years old in London.
Svetislav Glišović
Serbian footballer (1913–1988).
Born March 6th, 1913 in Belgrade.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 75 years old in Paris.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 523
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.