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In the year 1988
474 Notable deaths
Ilona Elek
Hungarian fencer (1907-1988).
Born May 17th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died July 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Willi Apel
German-american musicologist.
Born October 10th, 1893 in Chojnice.
Died March 14th, 1988 at 94 years old in Bloomington.
Aleksandar Deroko
Serbian architect (1894-1988).
Born September 4th, 1894 in Belgrade.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 94 years old in Belgrade.
Evald Schorm
Czech film and theatre director (1931-1988).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1988 at 56 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ray Barbuti
Athletics and american football competitor (1905-1988).
Born June 12th, 1905 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pittsfield.
André Navarra
French musician (1911–1988).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Biarritz.
Died July 31st, 1988 at 76 years old in Siena.
Charles Glen King
United states biochemist (1896-1988).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Entiat.
Died January 23rd, 1988 at 91 years old in West Chester.
Guido Beck
German physicist.
Born August 29th, 1903 in Liberec.
Died October 21st, 1988 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Ernest Labrousse
French historian.
Born March 16th, 1895 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1988 at 93 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Thomas Cooray
Catholic cardinal..
Born December 28th, 1901 in Negombo.
Died October 29th, 1988 at 86 years old in Colombo.
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