In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Jan Baalsrud
Norwegian soe personnel (1917–1988).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 71 years old in Kongsvinger Municipality.
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Mangaluru.
Died October 29th, 1988 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Duane Jones
American actor (1937–1988).
Born February 2nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1988 at 52 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Andrew Duggan
Actor (1923–1988).
Born December 28th, 1923 in Franklin.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 64 years old in Westwood (esophageal cancer).
Raymond Williams
Welsh scholar, author, and marxist literary critic.
Born August 31st, 1921 in Pandy, Monmouthshire. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1988 at 66 years old in Saffron Walden (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leonard Frey
Actor (1938-1988).
Born September 4th, 1938 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1988 at 49 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Victoria Shaw
Australian actress (1935-1988).
Born May 25th, 1935 in Sydney.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 53 years old in Sydney (pulmonary emphysema).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
American politician (1914-1988).
Born August 17th, 1914 in Campobello Island.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 74 years old in Poughkeepsie (lung cancer).
Brook Benton
American singer (1931–1988).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Lugoff, Camden.
Died April 9th, 1988 at 56 years old in Queens (meningitis).
Salem bin Laden
Saudi arabian businessman (1946-1988).
Born January 4th, 1946 in Jeddah.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 42 years old in San Antonio (aviation accident).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 522
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci