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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Eric Larson
American animator.
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Cleveland.
Died October 25th, 1988 at 83 years old in La Cañada Flintridge.
Al Cohn
American saxophonist (1925-1988).
Born November 24th, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in Stroudsburg. [ref]
Wilfred Jackson
American film director.
Born January 24th, 1906 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Balboa Island. [ref]
Alexander Bashlachev
Russian musician (1960-1988).
Born May 27th, 1960 in Cherepovets.
Died February 17th, 1988 at 27 years old in Saint Petersburg (falling).
Alfréd Wetzler
Slovak jewish writer, known for escaping from auschwitz concentration camp and co-writing the vrba-wetzler report (1918-1988).
Born May 10th, 1918 in Trnava.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 69 years old in Bratislava.
Reyner Banham
British architectural critic.
Born March 2nd, 1922 in Norwich. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1988 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Adela Rogers St. Johns
American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (1894-1988).
Born May 20th, 1894 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1988 at 94 years old in Arroyo Grande. [ref]
Giuseppe Saragat
5th president of italy (1898-1988).
Born September 19th, 1898 in Turin. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Giorgio Almirante
Italian politician (1914–1988).
Born June 27th, 1914 in Salsomaggiore Terme. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1988 at 73 years old in Rome (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Charlie Rouse
American musician.
Born April 6th, 1924 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1988 at 64 years old in Seattle (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 458
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy