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In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Henri Frenay
French military officer, politician and french resistance member (1905-1988).
Born November 19th, 1905 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 82 years old in Porto-Vecchio.
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi
Spanish footballer and manager (1922-1988).
Born August 15th, 1922 in Durango.
Died March 19th, 1988 at 65 years old in Madrid.
Karl Maria Demelhuber
German general.
Born May 26th, 1896 in Freising.
Died March 18th, 1988 at 91 years old in Seeshaupt.
Ernesto Giménez Caballero
Spanish writer, journalist and political fascist.
Born August 2nd, 1899. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 88 years old in Calle del Guadalquivir, Madrid. [ref]
Isabel Bishop
American painter (1902-1988).
Born March 3rd, 1902 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 85 years old in The Bronx.
Israel Nathan Herstein
American mathematician (1923–1988).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Lublin.
Died February 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Irmgard Seefried
Austrian soprano of german birth (1919-1988).
Born October 9th, 1919 in Köngetried.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Herluf Bidstrup
Danish cartoonist (1912-1988).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 76 years old in Lillerød.
Angelo de Mojana di Cologna
77th prince and grand master of the sovereign military order of malta.
Born August 13th, 1905 in Milan.
Died January 17th, 1988 at 82 years old in Rome (disease).
Radamés Gnattali
Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor (1906–1988).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 523
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