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In the year 1988
473 Notable deaths
Iosif Grigulevich
Soviet spy and costa rican diplomat.
Born May 5th, 1913 in Vilnius.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Batz
German world war ii fighter pilot (1916-1988).
Born May 21st, 1916 in Bamberg.
Died September 11th, 1988 at 72 years old in Ebern.
Robert Livingston
American actor (1904-1988).
Born December 9th, 1904 in Quincy.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tarzana (pulmonary emphysema).
Richard B. Ogilvie
U.s. politician, governor of illinois (1923-1988).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Nikolay Makarov
Soviet firearms designer.
Born May 22nd, 1914 in Sasovo. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1988 at 73 years old in Tula (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Richard Schulze-Kossens
Ss officer ; adolf hitler's aid ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Spandau.
Died July 3rd, 1988 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf (lung cancer).
Gaston Eyskens
Belgian prime minister (1905-1988).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Lier. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Leuven. [ref]
Michel Auclair
French actor of montenegrin descent (1922-1988).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Koblenz.
Died January 7th, 1988 at 65 years old in Fayence (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Clellon Holmes
American beat generation writer, novelist.
Born March 12th, 1926 in Massachusetts.
Died March 30th, 1988 at 62 years old in Middletown (cancer).
Fenner Brockway
British politician (1888–1988).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Kolkata.
Died April 29th, 1988 at 99 years old in Hertfordshire.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 473
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