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In the year 1988
473 Notable deaths
Johannes Hendrikus Donner
Dutch chess grandmaster (1927-1988).
Born July 6th, 1927 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1988 at 61 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.
Born December 17th, 1910 in Battle Creek. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1988 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Abdullahi Issa
Prime minister of the trust territory of somalia , the designer of the somali flag & the party leader of s.y.l ( somali youth league) ,(born in 1922 and died in 1988).
Born November 11th, 1922 in Afgooye.
Died March 11th, 1988 at 65 years old in Rome.
Robert Joffrey
Ballet choreographer.
Born December 24th, 1930 in New York City.
Died March 25th, 1988 at 57 years old in New York City (AIDS related disease).
Piero Taruffi
Italian racing driver.
Born October 12th, 1906 in Albano Laziale.
Died January 12th, 1988 at 81 years old in Rome.
Stanley William Hayter
English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988).
Born December 27th, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1988 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Guy Hocquenghem
French writer (1946-1988).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 41 years old in Paris (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Pierre Desproges
French humorist.
Born May 9th, 1939 in Pantin. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1988 at 48 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Melvin Frank
American screenwriter and director (1913-1988).
Born August 13th, 1913 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Aparicio Méndez
President of uruguay (1904-1988).
Born August 24th, 1904 in Rivera.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
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