Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Timothy Patrick Murphy
American actor (1959–1988).
Born November 3rd, 1959 in Hartford.
Died December 6th, 1988 at 29 years old in Sherman Oaks (death from AIDS-related complications).
Seth Neddermeyer
American physicist (1907–1988).
Born September 16th, 1907 in Richmond.
Died January 29th, 1988 at 80 years old in Seattle (Parkinson's disease).
Jackie Milburn
English footballer (1924-1988).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Ashington.
Died October 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Ashington.
Trường Chinh
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1907–1988).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 81 years old in Hanoi.
Glenn Cunningham
Athletics competitor, middle distance runner, miler.
Born August 4th, 1909 in Elkhart.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 78 years old in Menifee.
Patrick Steptoe
British gynaecologist.
Born June 9th, 1913 in Witney.
Died March 21st, 1988 at 74 years old in Canterbury.
Gisella Perl
Gynecologist and author (1907–1988).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died December 16th, 1988 at 81 years old in Herzliya. [ref]
Philippe de Rothschild
Wine grower and auto racer (1902-1988).
Born April 13th, 1901 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 20th, 1988 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Allan Cuthbertson
Australian actor (1920–1988).
Born April 7th, 1920 in Perth.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
Lyman Lemnitzer
American general.
Born August 29th, 1899 in Honesdale.
Died November 12th, 1988 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 101 to 110 of 522
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø