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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Timothy Patrick Murphy
American actor.
Born November 3rd, 1959 in Hartford.
Died December 6th, 1988 at 29 years old in Sherman Oaks (death from AIDS-related complications).
Christopher Connelly
American actor (1941-1988).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Wichita. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1988 at 47 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]
Florence Eldridge
American actress.
Born September 5th, 1901 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction).
Lyman Lemnitzer
American general.
Born August 29th, 1899 in Honesdale.
Died November 12th, 1988 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C..
Angela Aames
Actress (1956-1988).
Born February 27th, 1956 in Pierre.
Died November 27th, 1988 at 32 years old in West Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Stuart Symington
American politician (1901-1988).
Born June 26th, 1901 in Amherst.
Died December 14th, 1988 at 87 years old in New Canaan.
Michael Ramsey
Archbishop of canterbury (1904-1988).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Cambridge.
Died April 23rd, 1988 at 83 years old in Oxford.
Muzafer Sherif
Turkish psychologist (1906-1988).
Born July 29th, 1906 in İzmir.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 82 years old in Fairbanks.
Truong Chinh
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1907-1988).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died September 30th, 1988 at 81 years old in Hanoi.
Clifford D. Simak
American writer, journalist (1904-1988).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Millville. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1988 at 83 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 458
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