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In the year 1988
474 Notable deaths
Guido Celano
Italian actor, voice actor and director.
Born April 19th, 1904 in Francavilla al Mare.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Rome.
Abdul Rashid
Pakistani field hockey player (1922-1988).
Born June 1st, 1922 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 8th, 1988 at 65 years old in Rawalpindi.
Gordon Carpenter
American basketball player (1919–1988).
Born September 24th, 1919 in Ash Flat.
Died March 8th, 1988 at 68 years old in Lakewood.
Camilla Ravera
Italian politician (1889-1988).
Born June 18th, 1889 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 14th, 1988 at 98 years old in Rome.
Buck Clarke
American jazz percussionist (1933–1988).
Born October 2nd, 1933 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 11th, 1988 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Theodor Schneider
German mathematician (1911-1988).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died October 31st, 1988 at 77 years old in Zähringen.
Irene Manton
British botanist (1904-1988).
Born April 17th, 1904 in Kensington.
Died May 31st, 1988 at 84 years old in Chapel Allerton.
Otto Zdansky
Austrian paleontologist.
Born November 28th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1988 at 94 years old in Uppsala.
Nada Klaić
Croatian historian, linguist, translator.
Born July 21st, 1920 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 68 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Pietro Arcari
Italian footballer.
Born December 2nd, 1909 in Casalpusterlengo.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 78 years old in Cremona.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel