Deaths in August 1988
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The following is a list of notable deaths in August 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.
August 1988[edit]
1[edit]
- John Dearden, 80, American Roman Catholic cardinal, pancreatic cancer.[1]
- Florence Eldridge, 86, American actress.[2]
- Sheldon Kinser, 45, American race car driver.
- Georges Wambst, 86, French cyclist.[3]
- Gertrude Welcker, 92, German stage and silent-screen actress.[4]
2[edit]
- Steve Anderson, 82, American hurdler and Olympic medalist.
- Raymond Carver, 50, American short-story writer and poet, lung cancer.[5]
- Nityanand Kanungo, 88, Indian politician, Governor of Bihar and Gujarat.
- Nada Klaić, 68, Croatian historian.
3[edit]
- Lillian Bilocca, 59, British fisheries worker, peritoneal cancer.
- Campbell Copelin, 87, English-Australian actor.
- Tucker McGuire, 75, American-British film and television actress.
- Krishnaswami Ramiah, 96, Indian agricultural scientist, geneticist and parliamentarian.
- Paddy Walsh, 81, Australian rules footballer.
- Vic Watson, 90, English international footballer.
4[edit]
- Allan Adair, 90, British army Major General.
- Brian Brake, 61, New Zealand photographer, heart attack.
- Charles B. Brownson, 74, American World War II veteran, member of U.S. House of Representatives.
- Toshiwo Doko, 91, Japanese engineer.[6]
- Harry Lee Waterfield, 77, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.
5[edit]
- Red Davis, 80, American NFL footballer.
- James Devereux, 85, American general of the U.S. Marine Corps, member of U.S. House of Representatives, pneumonia.
- Colin Higgins, 47, French-Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director and producer, AIDS-related illness.[7]
- Arif Hussain Hussaini, 41, Indian-Pakistani revolutionary leader, assassinated.
- Ralph Meeker, 67, American film, stage and television actor, heart attack.[8]
6[edit]
- John Bingham, 79, English thriller, detective and spy novelist, MI5 spy.
- Anatoly Levchenko, 47, Soviet cosmonaut, brain tumour.[9]
- Francis Ponge, 89, French essayist and poet.[10]
- J. Skelly Wright, 77, American circuit judge.[11]
7[edit]
- Wilfred Jackson, 82, American animator, arranger, composer and director.
8[edit]
- Alan Ameche, 55, American NFL player, heart attack.[12]
- Kid Chocolate, 78, Cuban boxer.
- George Estregan, 49, Filipino film actor.
- Henri Frenay, 82, French military officer and member of the French Resistance.
- Félix Leclerc, 82, Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and political activist.
- Alan Napier, 85, English actor.[13]
- Dominic Serventy, 84, Australian ornithologist.
9[edit]
- Jimmie Fidler, 89, American columnist, journalist and radio and television personality.[14]
- Owen Jenkins, 82, Welsh Anglican priest.
- Giacinto Scelsi, 83, Italian composer, cerebral hemorrhage.[15]
- Ramón Valdés, 63, Mexican actor and comedian, stomach cancer.[16]
10[edit]
- Arnulfo Arias, 86, Panamanian politician, doctor and writer, President of Panama, heart attack.
- Jean Brachet, 79, Belgian biochemist.
- Jan-Magnus Bruheim, 74, Norwegian poet and children's writer.
- Adela Rogers St. Johns, 94, American journalist, novelist and screenwriter.
- Paul Thek, 54, American painter and sculptor, AIDS.[17]
11[edit]
- Nellikode Bhaskaran, 64, Indian actor.
- Alfred Kelbassa, 63, German international footballer.
- K. Avukader Kutty Naha, 68, Indian politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala.
- Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, 56, French opera director, set and costume designer, pulmonary embolism following a fall.
- Anne Ramsey, 59, American actress, cancer.[18]
- Jack Regan, 75, Australian rules footballer.
12[edit]
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, 27, American artist, heroin overdose.[19]
- Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar, 92, Indian guru, writer and spiritual leader.
13[edit]
- Mel Almada, 75, Mexican Major League baseballer.
- Fred Below, 61, American blues drummer, liver cancer.
- Per Digerud, 55, Norwegian cyclist and Olympian.
- Keith Hancock, 90, Australian historian and academic.
- James Heaslip, 87, Australian politician, member of South Australian Parliament.
- Sydney Jacobson, 79, British journalist, editor and political commentator.
- Gajanan Jagirdar, 81, Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, heart attack.
- Otto Passman, 88, American politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives.[20]
- William H. Phelps Jr., 85, Venezuelan ornithologist and businessman.[21]
- Tenor Saw, 21, Jamaican dancehall singjay, hit and run accident.
- Gordon H. Scherer, 81, American lawyer and politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives.[22]
- Edward Bennett Williams, 68, American lawyer and businessman, colon cancer.[23]
14[edit]
- Roy Buchanan, 48, American guitarist and blues musician, suicide by hanging.
- Robert Calvert, 43, South African–born British writer, poet and musician, heart attack.
- Michael Crowder, 54, British historian and author.
- Enzo Ferrari, 90, Italian motor racing driver and car maker, leukemia.[24]
- Hollis Dow Hedberg, 84, American geologist.[25]
15[edit]
- Rudy Collins, 54, American jazz drummer.
- Ronald Stein, 58, American film composer, pancreatic cancer.
- Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt, 86, German composer, musicologist and music historian and critic.
- Hartman Turnbow, 83, Mississippi farmer, orator and activist during the Civil Rights Movement.
16[edit]
- Rashad Barmada, 74–75, Syrian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Syria.
- Fred Butters, 84, English international rugby league footballer.
- Ron McAuliffe, 70, Australian politician and rugby league administrator, Australian senator, stroke.
- Rick Newsom, 38, American NASCAR Winston Cup driver, plane crash.
17[edit]
- Akhtar Abdur Rahman, 64, Pakistani Army general, plane crash.
- Arnold Lewis Raphel, 45, American diplomat, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, plane crash.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., 74, American lawyer and politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives, lung cancer.
- Siddique Salik, 52, Pakistani army officer, plane crash.
- Victoria Shaw, 53, Australian film and television actress, emphysema.
- Samuel Silkin, 70, British politician, Attorney General for England and Wales.
- Jack Straus, 58, American professional poker player, aortic aneurysm.
- Bob Troughton, 84, Australian rules footballer.
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, 64, Pakistani military officer, President of Pakistan, plane crash.[26]
18[edit]
- Sir Frederick Ashton, 83, British ballet dancer and choreographer.[27]
- Don Hummel, 80, American businessman and politician, mayor of Tucson.
- Michael Perrin, 82, Canadian-British scientist.
- Jessica Powers, 83, American poet and nun, stroke.
- Ernst Simon, 88, German educator and religious philosopher.
19[edit]
- Don Haggerty, 74, American actor of film and television.
- Russ Hathaway, 92, American NFL football player.
20[edit]
- Leon McAuliffe, 71, American Western swing guitarist.
- Joan G. Robinson, 78, British author and illustrator of children's books.
- Lazarus Salii, 51, Palau politician, President of Palau, suicide by shooting.[28]
21[edit]
- H. G. Adler, 78, Czechoslovakian-English German-language poet and novelist.
- Ray Eames, 78, American artist and designer.[29]
- Eino Kirjonen, 55, Finnish ski jumper and Olympian.
- Stuart Leary, 55, South African footballer and first-class cricketer, suicide.
- Jerry Warren, 63, American film director, producer, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor, lung cancer.
22[edit]
- James Ryng, 75, Irish hurler.
23[edit]
- Gerald Drayson Adams, 88, Canadian-American business executive and literary agent.
- José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho, 76, Portuguese army brigadier-general.
- C. Desmond Greaves, 74, English Marxist activist and historian.
- Laud Humphreys, 57, American sociologist and Episcopal priest, lung cancer.
- Josef Klehr, 83, German Nazi SS-Oberscharführer, Nazi concentration camp supervisor.
- Hans Lewy, 83, Prussian-American mathematician.[30]
- Alf Martinsen, 76, Norwegian international footballer and Olympic medalist.
- Menotti Del Picchia, 96, Brazilian poet, journalist and painter.
- Jack Sher, 75, American newspaper columnist, songwriter, film director, film writer and producer.[31]
24[edit]
- Pierre Béchu, 29, French ice dancer and Olympian, road accident.
- Leonard Frey, 49, American actor, complications from AIDS.[32]
- Kenneth Leighton, 58, British composer and pianist, oesophageal cancer.
- Nat Stuckey, 54, American country singer, lung cancer.
25[edit]
- Price Daniel, 77, American jurist and politician, stroke.[33]
- Françoise Dolto, 79, French pediatrician and psychoanalyst, pulmonary fibrosis.[34]
- Gilbert Gil, 74, French film actor.
- Art Rooney, 87, American founding owner of Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football team, complications of a stroke.[35]
26[edit]
- Donald De Lue, 90, American sculptor.
- Carlos Paião, 30, Portuguese singer and songwriter, car accident.
- Fred Peart, 74, British politician, leader of the Houses of Lords and Commons.
- Milton Sperling, 76, American film producer and screenwriter, cancer.
27[edit]
- Max Black, 79, Azerbaijani-British-American philosopher.[36]
- Charles Farrell, 88, Irish stage, film and television actor.
- Irene Higginbotham, 70, American songwriter and concert pianist.
- Jack Kane, 80, Australian senator.
- Mario Montenegro, 60, Filipino film actor, heart attack.
- William Sargant, 81, British psychiatrist.
28[edit]
- Hazel Dawn, 98, American stage, film and television actress.[37]
- Paul Grice, 75, British philosopher of language.[38]
- Guy Hocquenghem, 41, French writer and philosopher, AIDS-related complications.
- Jean Marchand, 69, Canadian trade unionist and politician.
- Max Shulman, 69, American writer and humorist, bone cancer.[39]
29[edit]
- David A. Hargrave, 42, American game designer and writer of fantasy and science fiction role-playing games.
- Horace Henderson, 83, American jazz pianist, organist, arranger and bandleader.
- Wilfred Johnson, 52, American mobster, murdered.
- Algirdas Klimaitis, 77–78, Lithuanian paramilitary commander.
30[edit]
- Yan Kelun, 75, Chinese politician, diabetes.
- Jack Marshall, 76, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand.[40]
31[edit]
- Grace Eldering, 87, American public health scientist.
- Vasil Mzhavanadze, 85, Georgian Soviet politician, First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party.
Unknown date[edit]
- Albert Büchi, 81, Swiss road bicycle racer.
- John Willie Parker, 63, English footballer.
- Sammy Thompson, 55, British trade unionist, cancer.
References[edit]
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- ^ The Annual Obituary. St. Martin's. 1988. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-55862-050-6.
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- ^ Carol Sklenicka (November 24, 2009). Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 478. ISBN 978-1-4391-6058-9.
- ^ "Toshiwo Doko Is Dead; Industry Chief Was 91". The New York Times. August 5, 1988. p. B 6. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Sarah Lyall (August 7, 1988). "Colin Higgins, Film Director, 47, Creator of 'Harold and Maude'". The New York Times. p. 1 34. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Mervyn Rothstein (August 6, 1988). "Ralph Meeker, 67, Star of 'Picnic' And Featured Actor in Films, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 32. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Levchenko". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Francis Ponge, Writer Of 'Thing-Poetry,' 89". The New York Times. August 9, 1988. p. D 20. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Marjorie Hunter (August 8, 1988). "JUDGE J. SKELLY WRIGHT, SEGREGATION FOE, DIES AT 77". The New York Times. p. D 10. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Alan Ameche, 55, Football Star in 1950's". The New York Times. August 9, 1988. p. D 20. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Alan Napier, Actor, Dies at 85". The New York Times. August 9, 1988. p. D 20. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jimmie Fidler, 89, Hollywood Columnist". The New York Times. August 12, 1988. p. D 18. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Giacinto Scelsi, Composer, 83". The New York Times. August 12, 1988. p. D 18. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Se cumplen 33 años de la muerte de Ramón Valdés, Don Ramón" (in Spanish). ADN Sureste. August 9, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Thek Dead at 54; An Artist of the Surreal". The New York Times. August 11, 1988. p. D 20. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Anne Ramsey, 59, Best Known in Role Of Ogreish 'Momma'". The New York Times. August 13, 1988. p. 1 10. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Basquiat, Jean-Michel (June 4, 2019). Basquiat-isms. Princeton University Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-691-19283-3.
- ^ Thomas J. Lueck (August 14, 1988). "Otto Passman, 88, Louisiana Congressman Who Fought Spending". The New York Times. p. 1 41. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Glenn Fowler (August 19, 1988). "William H. Phelps Jr. Dies at 85; Ornithologist and Conservationist". The New York Times. p. D 15. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Gordon Scherer, 81; Served in the House And United Nations". The New York Times. August 17, 1988. p. D 23. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Albin Krebs (August 15, 1988). "Edward Bennett Williams, Trial Lawyer, Dead at 68; A Brilliant 'Superlawyer'". The New York Times. p. D 11. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Richard Williams (February 28, 2011). Enzo Ferrari: A Life. Random House. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-4464-5037-6.
- ^ "Hollis Dow Hedberg, Professor Emeritus, 85". The New York Times. August 16, 1988. p. D 23. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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- ^ "Dr. Hans Lewy, 83, Mathematics Profesor". The New York Times. September 2, 1988. p. B 5. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jack Sher, 75, Writer And Director of Films". The New York Times. August 24, 1988. p. D 18. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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- ^ "Dr. Max Black, 79, Author and Philosopher". The New York Times. August 30, 1988. p. D 19. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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