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In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Titular grand duke of saxe-weimar-eisenach (1912-1988).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Schloss Wilhelmsthal.
Died October 14th, 1988 at 76 years old in Schienen.
Karl August Wittfogel
German-american academic (1896–1988).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Woltersdorf. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1988 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Al Holbert
American racecar driver (1946–1988).
Born November 11th, 1946 in Abington Township.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 41 years old in Columbus.
Françoise Dolto
French pediatrician & psychoanalyst (1908–1988).
Born November 6th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 25th, 1988 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Toni Frissell
American photographer (1907–1988).
Born March 10th, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 81 years old in St. James (Alzheimer's disease).
Eric A. Havelock
British classical philologist (1903–1988).
Born June 3rd, 1903 in London. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1988 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Kurt Raab
German actor.
Born July 20th, 1941 in Kašperské Hory.
Died June 28th, 1988 at 46 years old in Hamburg (death from AIDS-related complications).
Chick Chandler
American actor (1905-1988).
Born January 18th, 1905 in Kingston.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 83 years old in Laguna Beach (disease).
Gaston Eyskens
Belgian prime minister (1905–1988).
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Leuven.
Richard B. Ogilvie
U.s. politician, governor of illinois (1923-1988).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 221 to 230 of 522
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace