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In the year 1988
475 Notable deaths
Frederick Sumner Brackett
American physicist.
Born August 1st, 1896 in Claremont.
Died January 28th, 1988 at 91 years old
Anna Sipos
Hungarian table tennis player.
Born April 3rd, 1908 in Szeged. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1988 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Elizabeth Scott
Mathematician (1917-1988).
Born November 23rd, 1917 in Fort Sill.
Died December 20th, 1988 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Alberto Uria
Uruguayan racing driver.
Born July 11th, 1924 in Montevideo.
Died December 4th, 1988 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
Hermann Volk
Catholic cardinal (1903-1988).
Born December 27th, 1903 in Hanau-Steinheim. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1988 at 84 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Gerd Hornberger
German sprinter (1910-1988).
Born February 17th, 1910 in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
Died September 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
Boris Kulagin
Soviet association football player and ice hockey player (1924-1988).
Born December 31st, 1924 in Barnaul.
Died January 25th, 1988 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Oleg Zhakov
Soviet actor (1905-1988).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Sarapul.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 475
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