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In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Angela Aames
Actress (1956-1988).
Born February 27th, 1956 in Pierre.
Died November 27th, 1988 at 32 years old in West Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Michael Ramsey
Archbishop of canterbury (1904-1988).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Cambridge.
Died April 23rd, 1988 at 83 years old in Oxford.
Ken Murray
Entertainer, producer, author (1903-1988).
Born July 14th, 1903 in New York City.
Died October 12th, 1988 at 85 years old in Burbank.
Emeric Pressburger
Hungarian-british screenwriter, director and producer (1902–1988).
Born December 5th, 1902 in Miskolc.
Died February 5th, 1988 at 85 years old in Saxtead (pneumonia).
Frank Zamboni
American inventor and engineer (1901–1988).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Eureka.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 87 years old in Paramount (lung cancer).
Florence Eldridge
American actress.
Born September 5th, 1901 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction).
Hamengkubuwono IX
Sultan of yogyakarta, indonesia, first governor of the special region of yogyakarta and 2nd vice president of indonesia (1912-1988).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Yogyakarta.
Died October 3rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert Duncan
American poet (1919-1988).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Oakland.
Died February 3rd, 1988 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease).
Joshua Logan
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988).
Born October 5th, 1908 in Texarkana.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 79 years old in New York City.
Dino Grandi
Italian politician (1895–1988).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Mordano. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1988 at 92 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 522
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