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In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Alphaeus Philemon Cole
American artist (1876-1988).
Born July 12th, 1876 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1988 at 112 years old in New York City. [ref]
Michel-Louis Guérard des Lauriers
French dominican theologian and traditionalist catholic bishop.
Born October 25th, 1898 in Suresnes.
Died February 27th, 1988 at 89 years old in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
Yuli Daniel
Soviet writer and poet (1925-1988).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Pauline Lafont
Actress (1963-1988).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Nîmes.
Died August 11th, 1988 at 25 years old in Gabriac (falling).
Enzo Tortora
Popular tv host on national rai television and italian politician (1928-1988).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Genoa.
Died May 28th, 1988 at 59 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Leon Belasco
American musician (1902-1988).
Born October 11th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died June 1st, 1988 at 85 years old in Orange.
Vic Watson
English footballer (1897-1988).
Born November 10th, 1897 in Girton.
Died August 3rd, 1988 at 90 years old in Girton.
Nils Bejerot
Swedish psychiatrist (1921-1988).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Norrtälje.
Died November 29th, 1988 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Liang Shuming
Chinese philosopher (1893-1988).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Beijing.
Died June 23rd, 1988 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Vasil Mzhavanadze
First secretary of the communist party of the georgian ssr (1902-1988).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Kutaisi.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 523
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir