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In the year 1988
473 Notable deaths
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]
Gisella Perl
Gynecologist and author (1907-1988).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died December 16th, 1988 at 81 years old in Herzliya. [ref]
Joshua Logan
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988).
Born October 5th, 1908 in Texarkana.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 79 years old in New York City.
William Cagney
American actor and producer (1905-1988).
Born March 26th, 1905 in New York City.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Newport Beach.
Frank Zamboni
American inventor and engineer.
Born January 16th, 1901 in Eureka.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 87 years old in Paramount (lung cancer).
Hamengkubuwono IX
Sultan of yogyakarta, indonesia, first governor of the special region of yogyakarta and 2nd vice president of indonesia (1912-1988).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Yogyakarta.
Died October 3rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Siaka Probyn Stevens
Prime minister of sierra leone (1905-1988).
Born August 24th, 1905 in Moyamba.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 82 years old in Freetown.
Harold Rosson
American cinematographer (1895-1988).
Born April 6th, 1895 in New York City.
Died September 6th, 1988 at 93 years old in Palm Beach.
Umashankar Joshi
Gujarati poet, scholar and writer. (1911-1988).
Died December 19th, 1988 at 77 years old in Mumbai.
Sewall Wright
American geneticist (1889-1988).
Born December 21st, 1889 in Melrose.
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 98 years old in Madison. [ref]
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