The following is a list of notable deaths in December 1988 .
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Joseph Fall , 93, Canadian WWI flying ace.
Martin Hinds , 47, British scholar of the Middle East, historiographer of early Islamic history.[ 1]
Włodzimierz Mazur , 34, Polish international footballer (Zagłębie Sosnowiec , Poland ).[ 2]
J. Vernon McGee , 84, American Presbyterian minister and radio minister, heart failure.[ 3]
John Strachan , 92, English cricketer and British Army officer.
Gisle Straume , 71, Norwegian actor and theater director.
Karl-Heinz Bürger , 84, Nazi German member of the SS.
Tata Giacobetti , 66, Italian singer and jazz musician (Quartetto Cetra ).[ 4]
Paul Lindemark Jørgensen , 72, Danish Olympic sailor (1960 , 1968 ).
Armand Niccolai , 77, American NFL player (Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers ).
Lloyd Rees , 93, Australian landscape painter.[ 5]
Jim Sprigg , 92, Australian rules footballer.
George Threlfall , 89, Australian rules footballer.
Panos Gavalas , 62, Greek singer.[ 6]
John Maher , 48, American former child alcoholic and heroin addict, founded Delancey Street Foundation , pneumonia.[ 7]
Johnny Paychek , 74, American boxer.[ 8]
Erwin Sick , 79, German inventor and entrepreneur, heart attack.[ 9]
Al Tasnady , 58, American NASCAR driver.
Thawan Thamrongnawasawat , 87, Thai politician, Prime Minister of Thailand .
Osman Achmatowicz , 89, Polish chemist.[ 10]
Gerd Arntz , 87, German artist (woodcuts).[ 11]
Rafi Muhammad Chaudhry , 85, Pakistani nuclear physicist.
Fernand Mourlot , 93, French director of Mourlot Studios .[ 12]
Kola Onadipe , 66, Nigerian author of children's books (Sugar Girl ), stroke.[ 13]
Göran von Otter , 81, Swedish diplomat.
Jangal Santhal , 62–63, Indian political activist.
Sir David Trench , 73, British Army officer, Governor of Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands.[ 14]
Alberto Uría , 64, Uruguayan racing driver.
Natale Vecchi , 71, Italian Olympic wrestler (1952 ).
Edwin Granberry , 91, American writer, novelist and translator.
Winfield S. Harpe , 51, American pilot, general in the U.S. Air Force, air crash.[ 15]
August Lenz , 78, German international footballer (Borussia Dortmund , Germany ) and Olympian.[ 16]
Erik Lundin , 84, Swedish chess master.[ 17]
Anthony Marshall , 56, English cricketer.
Teodor Parnicki , 79–80, Polish writer of historical novels.[ 18]
T. V. Parthasarathi , 72, Indian cricketer.
William Everett Potter , 83, American engineer and military officer, governor of the Panama Canal Zone , heart failure.[ 19]
Dave Ryan , 65, American NFL player (Detroit Lions , Boston Yanks ).
Yigal Cohen , 60, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1974-1988).
Bill Harris , 63, American guitarist, pancreatic cancer.[ 20]
Richard Lippi , 40, French Olympic rower (1968 ).
Timothy Patrick Murphy , 29, American actor (Dallas ), AIDS.[ 21]
Roy Orbison , 52, American singer and songwriter (Pretty Woman , Only the Lonely , Crying ), heart attack.[ 22]
Charles Saxon , 68, American cartoonist (The New Yorker ), heart failure.[ 23]
George Shaw , 57, American Olympic triple jumper (1952 , 1956 ).
Veerendra , 40, Indian film actor and director.[ 24]
Christopher Connelly , 47, American actor (Peyton Place ), lung cancer.[ 25]
Josephine Groves Holloway , 90, American scouting leader.[ 26]
Dorothy Jordan , 82, American actress, heart failure.[ 27]
William George Juergens , 84, American district judge (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois ).
Ted Voigtlander , 75, American cinematographer.
Mitsu Yashima , 80, Japanese-born American artist and children's book author.[ 28]
Ivan Bonar , 64, American actor (General Hospital ).
Jack Heal , 69, Australian rules footballer.
John Joe McGirl , 67, Irish republican, Sinn Féin politician and Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army .[ 29]
Andrew McKee , 86, British RAF officer.
James Hargrove Meredith , 74, American district judge (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ).
Gene Quill , 60, American jazz alto saxophonist.[ 30]
Hellmuth Reymann , 96, Nazi German army officer, defender of Berlin.[ 31]
Anne Seymour , 79, American film and television actress, heart failure.[ 32]
Ludovico Silva , 50–51, Venezuelan poet and philosopher.[ 33]
Ulanhu , 80, Chinese chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region , vice president of People's Republic of China.[ 34]
Luke Archer , 89, American Negro Leagues baseball player.
Wally Borrevik , 67, American basketball player.
Rafael Calvo , 76, Spanish actor (Miracle of Marcelino ).[ 35]
Maria De Matteis , 90, Italian costume designer (War and Peace ).
Jean Degottex , 70, French abstract painter.
Kainikkara Kumara Pillai , 88, Indian actor, short story writer and playwright.
Ludmila Polesná , 54, Czechoslovakian Olympic slalom canoeist (1972 ).
Irving W. Twiford , 90, American politician.[ 36]
Dennis Arundell , 90, British actor, director and composer of incidental music.[ 37]
Richard S. Castellano , 55, American actor (Lovers and Other Strangers , The Godfather ), heart attack.[ 38]
Hans ten Houten , 72, Dutch Olympic rower (1936 ).
Scott Johnson , 27, American student killed in Australia in a gay-hate attack.[ 39] (body found on this date)
Johnny Lawrence , 77, English cricketer (Somerset , Lincolnshire ).[ 40]
Elizabeth Rawson , 54, British classical scholar (biography of Cicero ).[ 41]
Dorothy de Rothschild , 93, English philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs.[ 42]
Mari Szemes , 56, Hungarian actress.
John Baker White , 86, English politician and amateur spy, Member of Parliament.[ 43]
Lawrence Wien , 83, American lawyer and real estate investor, prostate cancer.[ 44]
Ronald Boyack , 81-82, Trinidadian cricketer.
Kari Kairamo , 55, Finnish chairman and CEO of Nokia , suicide.[ 45]
Wilhelm Petersén , 82, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player (1928 , 1936 ).
George Reed , 82, Welsh cricketer.
Nagendra Singh , 74, Indian lawyer, President of the International Court of Justice , heart attack.[ 46]
Bill Bertani , 69, American Olympic soccer player (1948 ).
K. K. Chen , 90, Chinese-born American scientist, pharmacological researcher at Eli Lilly and Company (ephedrine ).[ 47]
Dick Clair , 57, American television producer, actor and writer (It's a Living , The Facts of Life , Mama's Family ), AIDS.
Bruce Alan Davis , 40, American serial killer, suicide.
June Tarpé Mills , 76, American comic book creator (Miss Fury ).[ 48]
Larry Moquin , 65, Canadian wrestler.
Thomas Moynihan , 67, New Zealand cricketer.
Henri Peyre , 87, French-born American linguist, heart failure.[ 49]
Anthony Provenzano , 71, American mobster of the Genovese crime family , heart attack.[ 50]
Joe Reichler , 73, American sports writer (Associated Press ), cancer.[ 51]
Rudolf Schündler , 82, German actor and director (The Exorcist ), heart attack.[ 52]
Stjepan Vrbančić , 88, Yugoslavian Olympic footballer (1924 ).
Loudon Wainwright Jr. , 63, American writer and columnist (The View from Here ), colon cancer.[ 53]
Hans Fischer , 27, Brazilian cyclist and Olympian (1980 , 1984 ), cardiac arrest.[ 54]
Brynmor John , 54, British politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence , heart attack.[ 55]
María Teresa León , 85, Spanish writer.[ 56]
Muhammad Mangundiprojo , 83, Indonesian soldier, revolutionary and civil servant.
Bill Nichols , 70, American politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives (1973-1988), heart attack.[ 57]
Fyodor Reshetnikov , 82, Soviet painter.[ 58]
Maud von Rosen-Engberg , 86, Swedish sculptor.
Brian Sinclair , 73, British veterinary surgeon and novelist, heart attack.
Betty Snowball , 80, English women's test cricketer, international squash and lacrosse player for Scotland.[ 59]
Roy Urquhart , 87, British army general.[ 60]
Dolf Benz , 80, Dutch Olympic sprinter (1928 ).
Charlie T. Black , 87, American college basketballer.
Narciso Busquets , 58, Mexican actor of theatre, film, television and radio.[ 61]
Evald Schorm , 56, Czechoslovakian film and stage director, screenwriter and actor.[ 62]
Jean Schramme , 59, Belgian planter, mercenary in Belgian Congo.
Stuart Symington , 87, American businessman and politician, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force , heart failure.[ 63]
Win Oo , 53, Burmese actor, singer and director, colorectal cancer.
Leonid Andrussow , 92, German chemical engineer (hydrogen cyanide ).[ 64]
Andrew James Wray Geddes , 82, Indian-born British Royal Air Force officer, led planning for Operation Manna .[ 65]
Aksel Madsen , 89, Danish Olympic long-distance runner (1928 ).
Muriel Martin-Harvey , 97, English stage actress.
Ben Mayes , 43, American AFL player (Houston Oilers ).
Jean Sacha , 76, French film editor, screenwriter, and director.
Anna Jean Ayres , 68, American occupational therapist and educational psychologist, breast cancer.[ 66]
Frank Bonham , 74, American author of Westerns and young adult novels.[ 67]
John Cameron , 90, New Zealand cricketer.
Tom Eastick , 88, Australian Army artillery officer during World War II.[ 68]
Joe Hatten , 72, American Major League baseballer (Brooklyn Dodgers ).[ 69]
Hunter "Stork" Hendry , 93, Australian test cricketer.[ 70]
Bob Kahle , 73, American MLB player (Boston Bees ).
Ryōhei Koiso , 85, Japanese artist.[ 71]
Leonard Lindsay , 79, American Negro Leagues baseball player.
Jim Meehan , 53, Australian rules footballer.
Gisella Perl , 81, Hungarian gynecologist, helped women at Auschwitz concentration camp .[ 72]
Babe Pratt , 72, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (New York Rangers , Toronto Maple Leafs ), heart attack.[ 73]
Sylvester , 41, American singer-songwriter, AIDS.[ 74]
Poul Thomsen , 66, Danish film actor.
Hartley Wood , 58, Australian cricketer.
Lies Aengenendt , 81, Dutch Olympic sprinter (1928 ).
Jerry Hopper , 81, American film and television director, heart disease.[ 75]
Jimmie Mattern , 83, American aviator.[ 76]
Gisella Perl , 81, Hungarian-American gynecologist, providing assistance to prisoners at Auschwitz.[ 77]
Pavel Soukeník , 26, Czechoslovakian Olympic sports shooter (1988 ).
R. Arumugam , 35, Malaysian international footballer (Selangor , Malaysia ), car accident.[ 78]
Niyazi Berkes , 80, Turkish Cypriot sociologist.[ 79]
Ottó Boros , 59, Hungarian Olympic water polo player (1956 , 1960 , 1964 ).
Wendell Butcher , 74, American NFL football player (Brooklyn Dodgers ).
Milt Gantenbein , 78, American NFL footballer (Green Bay Packers ).[ 80]
José González , 71, Mexican Olympic equestrian (1964 ).
Paul Sievert , 93, German Olympic racewalker (1932 ).
Ka. Naa. Subramanyam , 76, Indian writer and literary critic.[ 81]
Robert Bernstein , 69, American comic book writer, playwright and concert impresario ("Aquaman "), heart failure.[ 82]
Lotta Dempsey , 83, Canadian journalist, editor and television personality.[ 83]
Graham Higham , 60, Australian Olympic boxer (1948 ).
Umashankar Joshi , 77, Indian poet and writer, lung cancer.[ 84]
Fritz Schaumburg , 82, German Olympic middle-distance runner (1936 ).
Ed Stofko , 68, American NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers ).
Joseph Towles , 52, African American anthropologist and author, AIDS.[ 85]
Roger Goupillières , 92, French film director and screenwriter.
Josef Heinen , 59, German Olympic sprinter (1952 ).
B. Jayamma , 73, Indian actress and singer.[ 86]
György Marik , 64, Hungarian international footballer (Vasas , Hungary ).[ 87]
Alphonse Ouimet , 80, Canadian television pioneer, president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , heart failure.[ 88]
Max Robinson , 49, American broadcast journalist, co-anchor on ABC World News Tonight , AIDS.[ 89]
Elizabeth Scott , 71, American mathematician specialising in statistics.[ 90]
Ursula Deinert , 78, German dancer and film actress.
Eithne Dunne , 69, Irish actress.[ 91]
Bruce Ferguson , 71, Australian army officer.
Willie Kamm , 88, American Major League baseballer (Chicago White Sox , Cleveland Indians ), Parkinson's disease.[ 92]
Philip Magnus , 82, British biographer.[ 93]
Federico Moura , 37, Argentinian singer, songwriter and record producer, lead vocalist of Virus , AIDS.
Aileen Palmer , 73, British-born Australian poet.[ 94]
Curt Richter , 94, American biologist and geneticist (circadian rhythm ).[ 95]
Dave Ruhl , 68, Canadian professional wrestler.
Merryle Rukeyser , 91, American financial columnist, heart failure.[ 96]
Bob Steele , 81, American actor, heart failure.[ 97]
Nikolaas Tinbergen , 81, Dutch biologist and ornithologist, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, stroke.[ 98]
Venus Xtravaganza , 23, American transgender performer, strangled.[ 99]
Notable people killed in the Lockerbie aeroplane disaster :
Bernt Carlsson , 60, Swedish diplomat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations .[ 100]
Peter Dix , 35, Irish Olympic sailor (1976 ).[ 101]
James Fuller , 50, American automobile executive (Volkswagen ).[ 102]
Matthew Gannon , 34, American CIA officer.[ 103]
Paul Jeffreys , 36, English rock musician (Cockney Rebel ).[ 104]
Marger Apsit , 79, American NFL player.
Franziska Boas , 86, American dancer.[ 105]
Jack Bowden , 72, Irish cricketer and field hockey player.
Chico Mendes , 44, Brazilian trade union member and environmental activist, murdered.[ 106]
Tom William Scott , 86, American general in the U.S. Air Force.[ 107]
Tucker Smith , 52, American actor, dancer and singer (West Side Story ), cancer.[ 108]
Rexhai Surroi , 59, Yugoslav Albanian journalist, diplomat and writer, ambassador to five countries, car accident.[ 109]
Wang Bingnan , 79–80, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to Poland.[ 110]
Gerhard Adler , 84, German analytical psychologist.[ 111]
Elvin C. Drake , 85, American track and field coach, heart attack.[ 112]
Alexandre Gelbert , 78, Swiss Olympic sailor (1936 ).
Gerald Rush , 93, Australian rules footballer.
Carlo Scorza , 91, Italian secretary of the National Fascist Party .[ 113]
Ossi Teileri , 77, Finnish Olympic middle-distance runner (1936 ).
Walt Uzdavinis , 77, American NFL player (Cleveland Rams ).
Blanche Barrow , 77, American member of the Barrow Gang , lung cancer.[ 114]
Whitney Bourne , 74, American actress (Head over Heels ).[ 115]
Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire , 93, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II.
Joe Kresky , 82, American NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles ).
Jainendra Kumar , 83, Indian writer.[ 116]
Theyre Lee-Elliott , 85, English artist.[ 117]
Evelyn Pinching , 73, British Olympic alpine skier (1936 ).
Alfred M. Pride , 91, American admiral of the U.S. Navy, heart attack.[ 118]
Noel Willman , 70, Irish-born American actor and theatre director (The Man Who Knew Too Much , The Odessa File ), heart attack.[ 119]
Mumon Yamada , 88, Japanese Rinzai religious leader.[ 120]
Bunny Bell , 77, English footballer (Tranmere Rovers , Everton ).
Jan Białostocki , 67, Polish art historian.[ 121]
Terence Dudley , 69, British television director and producer for the BBC (Doctor Who , All Creatures Great and Small ), cancer.[ 122]
Cornelis Eecen , 90, Dutch Olympic rower (1924 ).
Evgeny Golubev , 78, Soviet composer.[ 123]
W. F. Grimes , 83, Welsh archaeologist.[ 124]
Denis Matthews , 69, English pianist and musicologist, suicide.[ 125]
John Ulric Nef , 89, American economic historian, co-founder of Committee on Social Thought .[ 126]
Shōhei Ōoka , 79, Japanese novelist and translator of French literature.[ 127]
Edward Pelham-Clinton , 68, English lepidopterist and military officer, Duke of Newcastle.[ 128]
Cynthia Stone , 62, American actress.[ 129]
Napoleon Andrew Tuiteleleapaga , 84, Samoan lawyer, author and musician, heart attack.[ 130]
Herluf Bidstrup , 76, Danish cartoonist (Land og Folk ).[ 131]
Jonatan Briel , 46, German director, screenplay author, and actor.
Franco Ciampitti , 85, Italian writer.
Anthony Gaeta , 61, American politician, Borough President of Staten Island, heart attack.[ 132]
Evie Hayes , 76, American-born Australian actor and singer (Come Up Smiling , Annie Get Your Gun ), heart attack.[ 133]
Julanne Johnston , 88, American silent-screen actress (The Thief of Bagdad ).[ 134]
John Loder , 90, English-American film actor.[ 135]
Glenn McCarthy , 81, American oil tycoon.[ 136]
Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga , 41, Indian politician, member of the Indian National Congress, assassinated.[ 137]
Gunnar Rosendal , 91, Swedish Lutheran priest.[ 138]
Kinzō Shin , 78, Japanese stage and film actor.
Charles Smith , 68, American actor (The Shop Around the Corner , The Major and the Minor ).[ 139]
Pablo Sorozábal , 91, Spanish composer.[ 140]
Tao Zhiyue , 95–96, Chinese politician and general in the National Revolutionary Army .[ 141]
Hal Ashby , 59, American film director (Coming Home , Shampoo ), pancreatic cancer.[ 142]
Joseph Beam , 33, American gay rights activist, AIDS.[ 143]
Roe Campbell , 88, American athlete and banking executive.
Walter Crook , 76, English international footballer and manager (Blackburn Rovers , England ).
Jack Favor , 77, American rodeo performer, acquitted after serving time for murder, cancer.[ 144]
Fox Harris , 52, American actor (Repo Man ), lung cancer.[ 145]
Henry de Menten de Horne , 92, Belgian Olympic equestrian (1936 ).
Freda James , 77, British tennis player and Wimbledon Doubles champion.
Vaso Katraki , 74, Greek painter and engraver.[ 146]
Khin Kyi , 76, Burmese politician and diplomat, ambassador to India, stroke.[ 147]
Donald Laycock , 51–52, Australian linguist and anthropologist (languages of Papua New Guinea).[ 148]
C. J. McLin , 67, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives.[ 149]
Jess Oppenheimer , 75, American radio and television writer and director (I Love Lucy ), heart failure.[ 150]
Tecwyn Roberts , 63, Welsh-born American spaceflight engineer, helped design NASA's Mission Control Center .[ 151]
Alberto Armando , 78, Argentinian businessman and football manager (Boca Juniors ).
Karlfried Graf Dürckheim , 92, German diplomat and psychotherapist.[ 152]
George Harris , 84, English cricketer.
Björn Kurtén , 64, Finnish vertebrate paleontologist.[ 153]
François Laverne , 81, French Olympic sailor (1948 ).
Charlotte Peters , 75, American television show host.[ 154]
Wilhelm Schneider , 79, Polish Olympic pole vaulter (1936 ).
Émile Aillaud , 86, French architect (La Grande Borne ).
Mike Beuttler , 48, British Formula One driver, AIDS.[ 155]
Maurie Gear , 54, Australian rules footballer.
John Happenny , 87, American MLB player (Chicago White Sox ).
Carl J. Johnson , 59, American physician, whistleblower on effects of nuclear testing, complications following coronary bypass.[ 156]
Earl Mossor , 63, American MLB player (Brooklyn Dodgers ).
Rita Rait-Kovaleva , 91, Soviet literary translator and writer, translator of The Catcher in the Rye into Russian.[ 157]
Yngve Viebke , 76, Swedish Olympic equestrian (1960 ).
Jan Baalsrud , 71, Norwegian Resistance commando.[ 158]
William T. Beeks , 82, American district judge.
Faber Birren , 88, American writer, consultant on colour theory , stroke.[ 159]
Yuli Daniel , 63, Soviet writer and dissident (Sinyavsky–Daniel trial ), stroke.[ 160]
Takeo Fujisawa , 78, Japanese businessman, co-founder of Honda Motor Co. , heart attack.[ 161]
André Germain , 85, French cinematographer.
Dennis H. Klatt , 50, American researcher in speech and hearing science, cancer.[ 162]
Ernesto Lazzatti , 73, Argentinian international footballer (Boca Juniors , Argentina ).[ 163]
Isamu Noguchi , 84, American artist and landscape architect, heart failure.[ 164]
Nikolai Sologubov , 64, Russian ice hockey player and Olympic gold medalist.[ 165]
Yara Amaral , 52, Brazilian actress (Mulher Objeto ), heart attack from drowning.[ 166]
Christopher Andrewes , 92, British virologist who discovered the human influenza A virus .[ 167]
Ahmet Arvasi , 56, Turkish writer and philosopher.[ 168]
Oliver L. Austin , 85, American ornithologist.[ 169]
Nicolas Calas , 81, Greek-American poet and art critic, heart failure.[ 170]
Wes Flowers , 75, American MLB player (Brooklyn Dodgers ).
Loel Guinness , 82, British politician, Member of Parliament, heart disease.[ 171]
Franciszek Pytel , 70, Polish footballer.
Alfred Thommesen , 74, Norwegian politician.
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^ Lotta Dempsey
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^ In Memoriam: Joseph A. Towles . Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly, 1989 . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ "Obituary: B. Jayamma". The Indian Express . December 21, 1988. p. 10.
^ György Marik (Player) . National Football Teams . Retrieved 22 Jun 2024.
^ "Alphonse Ouimet, Broadcaster, 80" . The New York Times . December 22, 1988. p. D 23. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Jeremy Gerard (December 21, 1988). "Max Robinson, 49, First Black To Anchor Network News, Dies" . The New York Times . p. D 19. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Elizabeth Leonard Scott, Statistics: Berkeley . Online Archive of California . Retrieved 6 Jul 2024.
^ Dunne, Eithne . Dictionary of Irish Biography . Retrieved 6 Jun 2024.
^ "Willie Kamm, Baseball Player, 88" . The New York Times . December 24, 1988. p. 1 32. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Magnus [later Magnus-Allcroft ], Sir Philip Montefiore, second baronet. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (year of death only) . Retrieved 21 Jun 2024.
^ Aileen Yvonne Palmer (1915–1988) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . Retrieved 30 Jun 2024.
^ Curt Richter, Credited With Idea Of Biological Clock, Is Dead at 94 . New York Times . Retrieved 3 Jul 2024.
^ Merryle S. Rukeyser, Financial Columnist And an Editor, 91 . New York Times . Retrieved 4 Jul 2024.
^ "Bob Steele, 82, Actor In 'F Troop' and Films" . The New York Times . December 23, 1988. p. A 28. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Nikolaas Tinbergen, 81, Zoologist And Nobel Winner for Medicine . New York Times . Retrieved 9 Jul 2024.
^ ‘I’m Your Venus’ Explores the Life of Murdered Trans Woman Venus Xtravaganza . Rolling Stone (year of death only) . Retrieved 17 Jul 2024.
^ Lost on Flight 103: A Hero to the Wretched of the World . L.A. Times . Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago . syracuse.com . Retrieved 5 Jun 2024.
^ James Ralph Fuller . Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Legacy Foundation . Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
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^ Paul Avron Jeffreys . Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Legacy Foundation . Retrieved 15 Jun 2024.
^ Franziska Boas Collection . Library of Congress (must apply for access) . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ Brazil salutes Chico Mendes 25 years after his murder . The Guardian . Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
^ Tom William Scott, Air Force General, 86 . New York Times . Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
^ Tucker Smith; Career Began in ‘West Side Story’ . L.A. Times . Retrieved 8 Jul 2024.
^ Yugoslav Envoy Dies in Car Crash in Spain . L.A. Times . Retrieved 11 Jul 2024.
^ Telegram from the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries advising of the death of Wang Bingnan and related documents, 1988-12-24 - 1989-01-20, GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/15/191. Needham Research Institute. https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/21/archival_objects/332638 Accessed July 15, 2024.
^ Adler, Gerhard, 1904-1988 . John Bulow Campbell Library . Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ Ducky Drake, Father of UCLA Athletics, Dies . L.A. Times . Retrieved 6 Jun 2024.
^ Carlo Scorza, 91, Dies; Wartime Fascist Chief . New York Times . Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
^ Gravestone: Iva Bennie 'Blanche' Caldwell Frasure 24.12.88 . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Whitney Bourne . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Jainendra Kumar . Daily Asian Age . Retrieved 19 Jun 2024.
^ Theyre Lee-Elliott . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Glenn Fowler (December 29, 1988). "Adm. Alfred M. Pride, 91, Dies; Pioneer in U.S. Aircraft Carriers" . The New York Times . p. D 19. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Wolfgang Saxon (December 26, 1988). "Noel Willman, Director, Was 70; Staged 'A Man for All Seasons' " . The New York Times . p. 1 64. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ 山田無文 Yamada Mumon (1900-1988)
^ A Reminiscence about Jan Bialostocki (1921-1988) . Heidelberg University . Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ Terence Dudley . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Evgeny Golubev . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ W. F. Grimes (1905-1988) . London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, Vol. 39 1988 (p. xi) . Retrieved 11 Jun 2024.
^ Denis Matthews . JSTOR - The Musical Times - Obituary . Retrieved 22 Jun 2024.
^ Wolfgang Saxon (December 27, 1988). "John U. Nef, Economic Historian At Chicago University, Dies at 89" . The New York Times . p. A 19. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Ōoka Shōhei . Britannica . Retrieved 30 Jun 2024.
^ Biography of Edward Charles Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle (1920-1988) . University of Nottingham . Retrieved 28 Jun 2024.
^ Obituary for Cynthia Stone McDougal . Newspapers.com (The Miami Herald) . Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
^ Napoleon Andrew Tuiteleleapaga . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Biography . herlufbidstrup.com . Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ Anthony R. Gaeta Is Dead at 61; Ex-Staten Island Borough Leader . New York Times . Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
^ Obituary: Evie Hayes 'Great lady' of showbiz dies after long illness . Trove (Canberra Times) . Retrieved 12 Jun 2024.
^ Julanne Rust, 88; Ex-Film Star, Society Figure . L.A. Times . Retrieved 15 Jun 2024.
^ John Loder . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Glenn McCarthy, Texas Oilman Who Inspired 'Giant,' Dies at 81 . New York Times . Retrieved 22 Jun 2024.
^ Death toll rises to 35 in Indian violence . United Press International . Retrieved 3 Jul 2024.
^ Gunnar Rosendal . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Charles Smith . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ "Pablo Sorozabal (Marialcurrena)" , ItalianOpera .
^ Tao Zhiyue . Generals.dk . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Hal Ashby, 59, an Oscar Winner Whose Films Included 'Shampoo' . New York Times . Retrieved 9 Jul 2024.
^ Joseph F. Beam . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Jack Favor . University of Michigan Law School . Retrieved 7 Jun 2024.
^ Fox Harris . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ Katraki Vasso . National Gallery (year of death only) . Retrieved 16 Jun 2024.
^ Daw Khin Kyi, Burmese Leader's Widow, 76 . New York Times . Retrieved 17 Jun 2024.
^ Donald C. Laycock 1936-1988 obituary . https://www.austlit.edu.au/ (from obit in Australian Aboriginal Studies no. 1 1989 periodical issue pg. 69-71) . Retrieved 19 Jun 2024.
^ Ohio Rep. McLin; top black legislator . The Vindicator (via Google) . Retrieved 24 Jun 2024.
^ C. Gerald Fraser (December 30, 1988). "Jess Oppenheimer, 75, a Creator And a Producer of 'I Love Lucy' " . The New York Times . p. A 18. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Life of Anglesey man who played vital part in moon landing mission on television . North Wales Chronicle . Retrieved 3 Jul 2024.
^ The Formation and Principles of Count Dürckheim’s Nazi Worldview and his interpretation of Japanese Spirit and Zen . Universität Wien . Retrieved 6 Jun 2024.
^ Björn Kurtén, an eminent paleotheriologist . JSTOR . Retrieved 19 Jun 2024.
^ Obituary for Charlotte B. Peters . Newspapers.com (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) . Retrieved 1 Jul 2024.
^ Mike Beuttler . Motorsport Memorial . Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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^ The great escape of Jan Baalsrud . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ Faber Birren, 88, Expert on Color . New York Times . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ Yuli M. Daniel, a Russian Writer Tried as a Dissident, Is Dead at 63 . New York Times . Retrieved 3 Jun 2024.
^ Co-founder of Honda dies . United Press International . Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
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^ Ernesto Lazzatti . National Football Teams . Retrieved 19 Jun 2024.
^ Michael Brenson (December 31, 1988). "Isamu Noguchi, the Sculptor, Dies at 84" . The New York Times . p. 1 1. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
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^ Yara Amaral . WorldCat . Retrieved 27 Oct 2024.
^ "Christopher Andrewes, Virologist, Dies at 92" . The New York Times . January 4, 1989. p. B 9. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Seyyid Ahmet Arvasi Hoca’yı kaybedişimizin 29. yılı (29th anniversary of the loss of Seyyid Ahmet Arvasi Hodja) . turkiyegazetesi.de . Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "Oliver L. Austin, 85, Ornithologist, Is Dead" . The New York Times . January 4, 1989. p. B 8. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ Nicholas Calas, a Poet And Art Critic, Was 81 . New York Times . Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Loel Guinness, 82, R.A.F. Flier And a Socialite on 2 Continents . New York Times . Retrieved 12 Jun 2024.
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