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In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Robert Joffrey
Ballet choreographer, 1928–1988.
Born December 24th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died March 25th, 1988 at 57 years old in New York City (AIDS related disease).
Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia
Princess of russia (1898–1988).
Born March 15th, 1898 in Dulber.
Died April 21st, 1988 at 90 years old in Chantilly.
Stanley William Hayter
English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988).
Born December 27th, 1901 in London.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 86 years old in Paris.
Erich Fried
Austrian writer.
Born May 6th, 1921 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1988 at 67 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Máirtín Ó Direáin
Irish poet (1910-1988).
Born November 29th, 1910 in Inis Mór.
Died March 19th, 1988 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Youri Egorov
Russian pianist.
Born May 28th, 1954 in Kazan. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1988 at 33 years old in Amsterdam (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Roberto Succo
Italian serial killer (1962–1988).
Born April 3rd, 1962 in Venice.
Died May 23rd, 1988 at 26 years old in Vicenza (asphyxia).
Rudolf Schündler
German actor.
Born April 17th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died December 12th, 1988 at 82 years old in Munich.
Pierre Desproges
French humorist.
Born May 9th, 1939 in Pantin. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1988 at 48 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Herbert L. Anderson
American physicist (1914-1988).
Born May 24th, 1914 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1988 at 74 years old in Los Alamos (berylliosis).
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare