In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Niko Tinbergen
Dutch zoologist, ethologist (1907-1988).
Born April 15th, 1907 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1988 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Leonard Matlovich
American vietnam war veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the purple heart and the bronze star.
Born July 6th, 1943 in Savannah.
Died June 22nd, 1988 at 44 years old in West Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Seán MacBride
Irish politician and human rights activist (1904-1988).
Born January 26th, 1904 in Paris.
Died January 15th, 1988 at 83 years old in Dublin.
John M. Allegro
English archaeologist and dead sea scrolls scholar (1923–1988).
Born February 17th, 1923 in London.
Died February 17th, 1988 at 65 years old in Sandbach.
Khalil al-Wazir
Palestinian military leader, founder of fatah (1935–1988).
Born October 10th, 1935 in Ramla.
Died April 16th, 1988 at 52 years old in Tunis (gunshot wound).
Frederick Loewe
Austrian-american composer (1901-1988).
Born June 10th, 1901 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
English composer, music critic, pianist and writer.
Born August 14th, 1892 in Chingford.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 96 years old in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester.
Ove Arup
English engineer (1895-1988).
Born April 16th, 1895 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died February 5th, 1988 at 92 years old in London.
Christopher Connelly
American actor (1941-1988).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Wichita. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1988 at 47 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]
Alec Issigonis
British car designer (1906–1988).
Born November 18th, 1906 in İzmir.
Died October 2nd, 1988 at 81 years old in Edgbaston (pneumonia).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 522
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson