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In the year 1988
476 Notable deaths
Frans Peeraer
Belgian footballer (1913-1988).
Born February 15th, 1913 in Borgerhout.
Died March 28th, 1988 at 75 years old
Louis-Jean Guyot
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 7th, 1907 in Bordeaux.
Died August 1st, 1988 at 81 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Serafín Aedo
Spanish association football player (1908-1988).
Born November 11th, 1908 in Barakaldo.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Alessandro D'Ottavio
Boxer.
Born August 27th, 1927 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1988 at 61 years old in Rome.
Arkady Bochkaryov
Basketball player.
Born February 24th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died March 29th, 1988 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Bernhard Leene
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born February 15th, 1902 in The Hague.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 86 years old in Amsterdam.
Bent Peder Rasch
Canoe racer.
Born May 31st, 1934 in Copenhagen.
Died November 26th, 1988 at 54 years old in Vancouver.
Åke Gustafsson
Swedish botanist (1908-1988).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1988 at 80 years old in Lund.
Gunnar Andersen
Norwegian ski jumper (1909-1988).
Born February 26th, 1909 in Geithus.
Died June 26th, 1988 at 79 years old
Andrei Glanzmann
Romanian footballer (1907-1988).
Born March 27th, 1907 in Prešov. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1988 at 81 years old
Deaths 441 to 450 of 476
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