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In the year 1988
474 Notable deaths
Milton Krasner
American cinematographer (1904–1988).
Born February 17th, 1904 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1988 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Pál Titkos
Hungarian footballer (1908-1988).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Budafok.
Died October 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Freddie Frith
British motorcycle racer.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Grimsby.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 78 years old in Grimsby.
Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev
Soviet world war ii soldier (1924–1988).
Born October 19th, 1924 in Taytobe.
Died August 10th, 1988 at 63 years old in Almaty.
Carlo Carretto
Italian catholic writer.
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Alessandria. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1988 at 78 years old in Spello. [ref]
John Francis Dearden
Catholic cardinal (1907–1988).
Born October 15th, 1907 in Valley Falls.
Died August 1st, 1988 at 80 years old in Southfield (pancreatic cancer).
Lazarus Salii
President of palau (1936-1988).
Born November 17th, 1936 in Angaur.
Died August 20th, 1988 at 51 years old in Koror (ballistic trauma).
María Teresa León
Spanish politician, writer and activist (1903–1988).
Born October 31st, 1903 in Logroño. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1988 at 85 years old in Majadahonda. [ref]
Fulvia Franco
Italian actress (1931-1988).
Born May 21st, 1931 in Trieste.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 56 years old in Rome.
Cornelis van Eesteren
Dutch architect and planner (1897-1988).
Born July 4th, 1897 in Alblasserdam. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1988 at 90 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 474
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett