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In the year 1988
475 Notable deaths
Jan Brzák-Felix
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1912-1988).
Born April 6th, 1912 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1988 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Paula Mollenhauer
German discus thrower.
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Hamburg.
Died July 7th, 1988 at 79 years old in Hamburg.
Gregorio Gómez
Mexican footballer.
Born February 14th, 1927 in Tepatitlán de Morelos Municipality.
Died June 11th, 1988 at 61 years old in Guadalajara.
Alf Martinsen
Norwegian footballer (1911-1988).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Lillestrøm. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Lillestrøm.
Roger Loyer
French racing driver.
Born August 5th, 1907 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1988 at 80 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Nikolai Sologubov
Soviet ice hockey player.
Born August 8th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 64 years old in Moscow.
José Magriñá
Cuban footballer (1917-1988).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Havana.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old
Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson
Icelandic writer (1918-1988).
Born September 26th, 1918.
Died July 30th, 1988 at 69 years old in Reykjavík.
Raymond Dubly
French footballer (1893-1988).
Born November 5th, 1893 in Roubaix.
Died September 7th, 1988 at 94 years old in Toulouse.
Julian Alfred Steyermark
American botanist (1909-1988).
Born January 27th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 79 years old in St. Louis.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht