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In the year 1988
473 Notable deaths
Abdulrahman Fawzi
Egyptian footballer (1909-1988).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Port Said.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 79 years old in Cairo.
Irmgard Seefried
Austrian soprano of german birth (1919-1988).
Born October 9th, 1919 in Köngetried.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi
Spanish footballer and manager (1922-1988).
Born August 15th, 1922 in Durango.
Died March 19th, 1988 at 65 years old in Madrid.
Lin Jaldati
Dutch-german singer and actor (1912-1988).
Born December 13th, 1912 in Amsterdam.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 75 years old in East Berlin.
Herluf Bidstrup
Danish cartoonist (1912-1988).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died December 26th, 1988 at 76 years old in Lillerød.
Léon Goossens
British musician.
Born June 12th, 1897 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1988 at 90 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells. [ref]
Marta Abba
Italian actress (1900-1988).
Born June 25th, 1900 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1988 at 87 years old in Milan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Tibor Sekelj
Hungarian author and explorer.
Born February 14th, 1912 in Poprad.
Died September 23rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Subotica.
Israel Nathan Herstein
American mathematician.
Born March 28th, 1923 in Lublin.
Died February 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 473
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