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In the year 1988
458 Notable deaths
Henry Armstrong
American boxer.
Born December 12th, 1912 in Columbus.
Died October 24th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Swiss catholic theologian.
Born August 12th, 1905 in Lucerne. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1988 at 82 years old in Basel. [ref]
Jeff Donnell
Actress (1921-1988).
Born July 10th, 1921 in Windham.
Died April 11th, 1988 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Alan Paton
South african writer and activist (1903-1988).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Pietermaritzburg. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1988 at 85 years old in Durban.
Trinidad Silva
Actor (1950-1988).
Born January 30th, 1950 in Mission.
Died July 31st, 1988 at 38 years old in Whittier (traffic collision).
Isidor Isaac Rabi
American physicist.
Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.
Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Luis Barragán
Mexican architect 1902-1988.
Born March 9th, 1902 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1988 at 86 years old in Mexico City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Virginia Satir
American psychotherapist & non-fiction author.
Born June 26th, 1916 in Neillsville.
Died September 10th, 1988 at 72 years old in California.
Paul Grice
Philosopher.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Birmingham.
Died August 28th, 1988 at 75 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 458
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan