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In the year 1988

476 Notable deaths

Rodolpho Barteczko

Brazilian footballer (1910-1988).

Born November 12th, 1910 in German Empire.

Died March 13th, 1988 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Stefan Turchak

Soviet conductor (1938-1988).

Born February 28th, 1938 in Maćkowice.

Died October 23rd, 1988 at 50 years old in Kyiv.

Jurgis Baltrušaitis

Lithuanian historian.

Born May 7th, 1903 in Moscow. [ref]

Died January 25th, 1988 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]

Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça

Footballer (1894-1988).

Born December 25th, 1894 in Cataguases.

Died October 19th, 1988 at 93 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Andrey Ershov

Russian computer scientist.

Born April 19th, 1931 in Moscow. [ref]

Died December 8th, 1988 at 57 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira

Brazilian footballer (1900-1988).

Born April 11th, 1900 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died April 10th, 1988 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

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