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In the year 1988
473 Notable deaths
Dorothy Adams
American actress (1900-1988).
Born January 8th, 1900 in North Dakota.
Died March 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.
Khin Kyi
Burmese politician and diplomat (1912-1988).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Myaungmya.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 76 years old in Yangon.
Anna Mahler
Austrian sculptor (1904-1988).
Born June 15th, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1988 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Joie Chitwood
American racing driver (1912-1988).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Denison.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 75 years old in Tampa.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
American politician (1914-1988).
Born August 17th, 1914 in Campobello Island.
Died August 17th, 1988 at 74 years old in Poughkeepsie (lung cancer).
Raymond Dart
Australian anatomist and anthropologist (1893-1988).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Toowong.
Died November 22nd, 1988 at 95 years old in Johannesburg.
María del Carmen Polo Martínez-Valdés
Spanish noble (1900-1988).
Born June 11th, 1900 in Oviedo.
Died February 6th, 1988 at 87 years old in Madrid (bronchopneumonia).
Fazlur Rahman Malik
Pakistani philosopher (1919–1988).
Born September 21st, 1919 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1988 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Milton Caniff
American cartoonist (1907-1988).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Hillsboro. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1988 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Giacinto Scelsi
Italian composer and poet (1905-1988).
Born January 8th, 1905 in La Spezia. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1988 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
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