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In the year 1988
475 Notable deaths
Leonidas Proaño
Ecuadorian priest and theologian (1910-1988).
Born January 29th, 1910 in Ibarra Canton.
Died August 31st, 1988 at 78 years old in Quito.
Louis Versyp
Belgian association football player (1908-1988).
Born December 5th, 1908 in Bruges.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Belgium.
Armand Mouyal
French fencer (1925–1988).
Born October 16th, 1925 in Oran.
Died July 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
Jimmy Ball
Athletics competitor.
Born May 7th, 1903 in Dauphin.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 85 years old in Victoria.
Aaly Tokombaev
Soviet poet (1904-1988).
Born November 7th, 1904 in Kayıŋdı.
Died June 19th, 1988 at 83 years old in Bishkek.
Svetislav Glišović
Serbian footballer (1913–1988).
Born September 17th, 1913 in Belgrade.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 74 years old in Paris.
José María Peña
Spanish professional footballer.
Born April 19th, 1895 in Getxo.
Died January 13th, 1988 at 92 years old in Getxo.
Henry Johansen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1904-1988).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Christiania.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Christian Matras
Faroese poet.
Born December 7th, 1900 in Viðareiði.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 87 years old in Tórshavn.
Andreas Ostler
Bobsledder.
Born January 21st, 1921 in Grainau.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 67 years old in Grainau.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 475
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson