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In the year 1988
474 Notable deaths
Pavel Kadochnikov
Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1915-1988).
Born July 29th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1988 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Franca Raimondi
Italian singer (1932-1988).
Born July 8th, 1932 in Monopoli.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 56 years old in Monopoli (cancer).
Franciszka Themerson
Polish painter, designer, filmmaker (1907-1988).
Born June 28th, 1907 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1988 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Paul Esser
German actor (1913-1988).
Born April 24th, 1913 in Kapellen.
Died January 20th, 1988 at 74 years old in Tenerife.
José Dolhem
Racecar driver (1944-1988).
Born April 26th, 1944 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1988 at 43 years old in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (traffic collision). [ref]
Thierry Maulnier
French writer (1909–1988).
Born October 1st, 1909 in Alès.
Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Marnes-la-Coquette.
Rudolf Gramlich
German footballer and manager (1908-1988).
Born June 6th, 1908 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died March 14th, 1988 at 79 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Oskar Rohr
German footballer.
Born April 24th, 1912 in Mannheim.
Died November 8th, 1988 at 76 years old
Ralph Flanagan
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1918-1988).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Los Alamitos.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 69 years old in Los Alamitos.
Menotti Del Picchia
Brazilian writer (1892-1988).
Born March 20th, 1892 in São Paulo.
Died August 23rd, 1988 at 96 years old in São Paulo.
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