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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Ove Arup
English engineer (1895-1988).
Born April 16th, 1895 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died February 5th, 1988 at 92 years old in London.
Seán MacBride
Irish politician and human rights activist (1904-1988).
Born January 26th, 1904 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1988 at 83 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Guillermo Haro
Mexican astronomer.
Born March 21st, 1913 in Mexico City.
Died April 26th, 1988 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Alec Issigonis
British car designer.
Born November 18th, 1906 in İzmir.
Died October 2nd, 1988 at 81 years old in Edgbaston (pneumonia).
Frederick Loewe
Austrian-american composer (1901-1988).
Born June 10th, 1901 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Philippe de Rothschild
Wine grower and auto racer (1902-1988).
Born April 13th, 1902 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1988 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
English composer, music critic, pianist and writer.
Born August 14th, 1892 in Chingford.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 96 years old in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester.
Ken Murray
Entertainer, producer, author (1903-1988).
Born July 14th, 1903 in New York City.
Died October 12th, 1988 at 85 years old in Burbank.
Jackie Milburn
English footballer (1924-1988).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Ashington.
Died October 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Ashington.
John M. Allegro
English archaeologist and dead sea scrolls scholar.
Born February 17th, 1923 in London. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1988 at 65 years old in Sandbach. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 458
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo