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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Irene Rich
American actress (1891-1988).
Born October 13th, 1891 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1988 at 96 years old in Hope Ranch (heart failure). [ref]
Arnulfo Arias
President of panama (1901-1988).
Born August 15th, 1901 in Penonomé, Coclé.
Died August 10th, 1988 at 86 years old in Coral Gables.
Lygia Clark
Brazilian artist.
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Belo Horizonte. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1988 at 67 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
René Char
French poet.
Born June 14th, 1907 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 80 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marcel Bozzuffi
French actor.
Born October 28th, 1929 in Rennes. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1988 at 58 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Yevgeny Mravinsky
Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988).
Born June 4th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1988 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
George Uhlenbeck
Dutch physicist.
Born December 6th, 1900 in Batavia. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1988 at 87 years old in Boulder (stroke). [ref]
Shen Congwen
Chinese writer.
Born December 28th, 1902 in Fenghuang County.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patrick Steptoe
British gynaecologist.
Born June 9th, 1913 in Witney.
Died March 21st, 1988 at 74 years old in Canterbury.
Christianna Brand
British writer (1907-1988).
Born December 17th, 1907 in British Malaya. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1988 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 458
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin