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In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Hermann Graf
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1912–1988).
Born October 24th, 1912 in Engen.
Died November 4th, 1988 at 76 years old in Engen (Parkinson's disease).
Alfréd Wetzler
Slovak jewish writer, known for escaping from auschwitz concentration camp and co-writing the vrba-wetzler report (1918-1988).
Born May 10th, 1918 in Trnava.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 69 years old in Bratislava.
Khin Kyi
Burmese politician and diplomat (1912-1988).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Myaungmya.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 76 years old in Yangon.
Eric Larson
American animator.
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Cleveland.
Died October 25th, 1988 at 83 years old in La Cañada Flintridge.
Fazlur Rahman Malik
Pakistani philosopher (1919–1988).
Born September 21st, 1919 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1988 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Giuseppe Saragat
5th president of italy (1898-1988).
Born September 19th, 1898 in Turin.
Died June 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Rome.
Milton Caniff
American cartoonist (1907-1988).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Hillsboro.
Died April 3rd, 1988 at 81 years old in New York City.
I. A. L. Diamond
American screenwriter (1920-1988).
Born June 27th, 1920 in Ungheni.
Died April 21st, 1988 at 67 years old in Beverly Hills (multiple myeloma).
Takeo Miki
Japanese politician (1907-1988).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Gosho.
Died November 14th, 1988 at 81 years old in Mitsui Memorial Hospital (pancreatic cancer).
Raymond Dart
Australian anatomist and anthropologist (1893-1988).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Toowong.
Died November 22nd, 1988 at 95 years old in Johannesburg.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 522
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner