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In the year 1988
473 Notable deaths
Julanne Johnston
American actress (1900-1988).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Indianapolis.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 88 years old in Grosse Pointe (disease).
Ferit Melen
Prime minister of turkey (1906-1988).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Van.
Died September 3rd, 1988 at 81 years old in Ankara.
Margaret Mee
British botanical artist (1909-1988).
Born May 22nd, 1909 in Chesham.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 79 years old in Seagrave (traffic collision). [ref]
Henri Frenay
French military officer, politician and french resistance member (1905-1988).
Born November 19th, 1905 in Lyon.
Died August 6th, 1988 at 82 years old in Porto-Vecchio. [ref]
Eva Novak
American film actress (1898-1988).
Born February 14th, 1898 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Kwon Ki-ok
Korean aviator (1901-1988).
Born January 11th, 1901 in Pyongyang.
Died April 19th, 1988 at 87 years old in Seoul.
Pham Hung
Vietnamese politician (1912-1988).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Vĩnh Long.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 75 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (myocardial infarction).
Isabel Bishop
American painter (1902-1988).
Born March 3rd, 1902 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1988 at 85 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Karl Maria Demelhuber
German general.
Born May 26th, 1896 in Freising.
Died March 18th, 1988 at 91 years old in Seeshaupt.
Michel-Louis Guérard des Lauriers
French dominican theologian and traditionalist catholic bishop.
Born October 25th, 1898 in Suresnes.
Died February 27th, 1988 at 89 years old in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 473
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran