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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Nico
German musician, model and actress, one of warhol's superstars (1938-1988).
Born October 16th, 1938 in Cologne. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1988 at 49 years old in Ibiza (bicycle accident). [ref]
Enzo Ferrari
Italian racecar driver, engineer and entrepreneur (1898-1988).
Born February 20th, 1898 in Modena.
Died August 14th, 1988 at 90 years old in Modena.
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1929 in Yale. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1988 at 58 years old in Amsterdam (falling). [ref]
Georgy Malenkov
Soviet politician (1902-1988).
Born January 8th, 1902 in Orenburg. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Valerie Solanas
American radical feminist and author (1936-1988).
Born April 9th, 1936 in Ventnor City.
Died April 25th, 1988 at 52 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia).
John Carradine
American actor (1906-1988).
Born February 5th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1988 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Divine
American actor, singer and drag queen (1945-1988).
Born October 19th, 1945 in Baltimore.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Robert A. Heinlein
American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988).
Born July 7th, 1907 in Butler. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (heart failure). [ref]
Kim Philby
Kgb double agent for the soviet union.
Born January 1st, 1912 in Ambala. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1988 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Longest reigning dictator of pakistan (1924-1988).
Born August 12th, 1924 in Jalandhar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1988 at 64 years old in Bahawalpur (aircraft crash). [ref]
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus