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In the year 1988
523 Notable deaths
Louis Versyp
Belgian association football player (1908-1988).
Born December 5th, 1908 in Bruges.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Belgium.
Henry Johansen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1904-1988).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Christiania.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 83 years old in Oslo.
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.
Christian Matras
Faroese poet (1900–1988).
Born December 7th, 1900 in Viðareiði.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 87 years old in Tórshavn.
Andreas Ostler
Bobsledder (1921–1988).
Born January 21st, 1921 in Grainau.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 67 years old in Grainau.
Alberto Uria
Uruguayan racing driver.
Born July 11th, 1924 in Montevideo.
Died December 4th, 1988 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
Anna Sipos
Hungarian table tennis player (1908–1988).
Born April 3rd, 1908 in Szeged. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1988 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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.
Gerd Hornberger
German sprinter (1910-1988).
Born February 17th, 1910 in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
Died September 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Waldfischbach-Burgalben.
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]
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