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In the year 1988
503 Notable deaths
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]
Christina Onassis
American born greek/argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress to the onassis fortune (1950-1988).
Born December 11th, 1950 in Manhattan.
Died November 19th, 1988 at 37 years old in Tortuguitas (myocardial infarction).
Klaus Fuchs
German-born british theoretical physicist and atomic spy (1911-1988).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Died January 28th, 1988 at 76 years old in East Berlin.
Kenneth Williams
English actor and comedian (1926-1988).
Born February 22nd, 1926 in Islington. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in London Borough of Camden (drug overdose).
Bruiser Brody
American professional wrestler (1946-1988).
Born June 18th, 1946 in Detroit.
Died July 17th, 1988 at 42 years old in Bayamón (stab wound).
Roy Kinnear
British actor (1934–1988).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Wigan.
Died September 20th, 1988 at 54 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction, horse fall).
Charles Addams
American cartoonist (1912–1988).
Born January 7th, 1912 in Westfield. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1988 at 76 years old in St. Clare's Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne Ramsey
American actress (1929-1988).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Omaha.
Died August 11th, 1988 at 59 years old in Hollywood (esophageal cancer).
John N. Mitchell
Former us attorney general, watergate felon (1913-1988).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Detroit.
Died November 9th, 1988 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Sylvester
American singer-songwriter.
Born September 6th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died December 16th, 1988 at 41 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks