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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Andrija Artuković
Convicted world war ii war criminal (1899-1988).
Born November 19th, 1899 in Klobuk.
Died January 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Zagreb.
Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Pakistani intelligence chief.
Born June 11th, 1924 in Rampur.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur.
Hermann Graf
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born October 24th, 1912 in Engen.
Died November 4th, 1988 at 76 years old in Engen (Parkinson's disease).
Farida of Egypt
Egyptian queen consort (1921–1988).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Alexandria.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 67 years old in Cairo (leukemia).
Sergey Gorshkov
Soviet fleet commander (1910-1988).
Born February 26th, 1910 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Dino Grandi
Italian politician (1895–1988).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Mordano. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1988 at 92 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Frederick Ashton
British dancer and choreographer.
Born September 17th, 1904 in Guayaquil. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1988 at 84 years old in Suffolk. [ref]
Aya Kitō
Japanese diarist.
Born July 19th, 1962 in Toyohashi.
Died May 23rd, 1988 at 25 years old in Toyohashi (spinocerebellar ataxia).
Willem Drees
Dutch politician (1886-1988).
Born July 5th, 1886 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 101 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Dorothy Adams
American actress (1900-1988).
Born January 8th, 1900 in North Dakota.
Died March 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull