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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Anne Seymour
American actress (1909-1988).
Born September 11th, 1909 in Manhattan.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Lin Carter
American fantasy writer, editor, critic.
Born June 9th, 1930 in St. Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1988 at 57 years old in Montclair (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer.
Born September 3rd, 1915 in Memphis.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 72 years old in Paris (kidney failure).
Colin Higgins
Director, producer, actor, screenwriter.
Born July 28th, 1941 in Noumea. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1988 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Felix Wankel
German mechanical engineer, inventor of the wankel engine (1902-1988).
Born August 13th, 1902 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died October 9th, 1988 at 86 years old in Heidelberg.
Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1918-1988).
Born March 4th, 1918 in Saudi Arabia.
Died November 26th, 1988 at 70 years old in Riyadh.
Ciarán Bourke
Irish singer.
Born February 18th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 53 years old in Dublin.
Robert Duncan
American poet (1919-1988).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Oakland. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1988 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease). [ref]
Ernst Ruska
German physicist (1906-1988).
Born December 25th, 1906 in Heidelberg.
Died May 27th, 1988 at 81 years old in West Berlin.
Michael Shaara
American writer.
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died May 5th, 1988 at 58 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 458
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe