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In the year 1988
474 Notable deaths
Angelo de Mojana di Cologna
77th prince and grand master of the sovereign military order of malta.
Born August 13th, 1905 in Milan.
Died January 17th, 1988 at 82 years old in Rome (disease).
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
German actor (1900-1988).
Born July 27th, 1900 in Brunswick.
Died October 30th, 1988 at 88 years old in Munich.
Shōhei Ōoka
Japanese writer.
Born March 6th, 1909 in Tokyo City. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1988 at 79 years old in Tokyo (stroke). [ref]
Maria Ulfah Santoso
Indonesia, politician (1911-1988).
Born August 18th, 1911 in Serang.
Died April 15th, 1988 at 76 years old in Jakarta.
Pablo Sorozábal
Spanish composer (1897-1988).
Born September 18th, 1897 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 91 years old in Madrid.
Nora Astorga
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1944-1988).
Born December 10th, 1944 in Managua.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 43 years old in Managua (breast cancer).
Léonie Adams
American poet.
Born December 9th, 1899 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1988 at 88 years old in New Milford. [ref]
Hilda Gobbi
Hungarian actress of italian origin (1913-1988).
Born June 6th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died July 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Cesare Brandi
Italian art historian (1906-1988).
Born April 8th, 1906 in Siena.
Died January 19th, 1988 at 81 years old in Siena.
Erich Probst
Austrian footballer (1927-1988).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1988 at 60 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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