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In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Henry Murray
American psychologist & academic.
Born May 13th, 1893 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 1988 at 95 years old in Cambridge.
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Pashtun independence activist against british rule in india.
Born February 6th, 1890 in Hashtnagar.
Died January 20th, 1988 at 97 years old in Peshawar.
Mildred Gillars
American nazi propagandist (1900–1988).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Portland.
Died June 25th, 1988 at 87 years old in Columbus (colorectal cancer).
Richard S. Castellano
American actor (1933-1988).
Born September 4th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died December 10th, 1988 at 55 years old in North Bergen (myocardial infarction).
Charles Hawtrey
English film actor (1914-1988).
Born November 30th, 1914 in Hounslow.
Died October 27th, 1988 at 73 years old in Deal.
Chiang Ching-kuo
President of the republic of china (taiwan) (1910-1988).
Born April 27th, 1910 in Fenghua District.
Died January 13th, 1988 at 77 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (cardiovascular disease).
Isidor Isaac Rabi
American physicist.
Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Karen Steele
American actress and model (1931-1988).
Born March 20th, 1931 in Honolulu.
Died March 12th, 1988 at 56 years old in Kingman (cancer).
Ramón Valdés
Mexican actor (1923–1988).
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Mexico City.
Died August 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer).
Luis Walter Alvarez
American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911-1988).
Born June 13th, 1911 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1988 at 77 years old in Berkeley (cancer). [ref]
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