In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Lygia Clark
Brazilian artist (1920–1988).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Belo Horizonte.
Died April 26th, 1988 at 67 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
René Char
French poet.
Born June 14th, 1907 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 80 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Schramme
Belgian mercenary (1929-1988).
Born March 25th, 1929 in Bruges.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 59 years old in Rondonópolis (cancer).
George Uhlenbeck
Dutch physicist (1900–1988).
Born December 6th, 1900 in Batavia.
Died October 31st, 1988 at 87 years old in Boulder (stroke).
Mike Beuttler
Racecar driver.
Born April 13th, 1940 in Cairo.
Died December 29th, 1988 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Max Black
British-american philosopher.
Born February 24th, 1909 in Baku.
Died August 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Ithaca.
Shen Congwen
Chinese writer（） (1902–1988).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Fenghuang County.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Aleksei Losev
Russian philosopher and philologist (1893-1988).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Novocherkassk.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 94 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Mravinsky
Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988).
Born June 4th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1988 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull