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Months in 1988: January February March April May July August September October November December

Deaths 1 - 27 of 27

2nd - Horace A Hildreth, (Gov-Maine, 1945-49), dies at 85
5th - Clarence M Pendleton, chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies
6th - Ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66
7th - Joe Partridge, cricketer (S Afr pace bowler 1963-65), commits suicide
7th - Vernon Washington, American actor (b. 1927)
8th - Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies
8th - Russell Harty, broadcaster, dies
8th - Virgil Oliver Jr, entertainer, dies
10th - Louis L'Amour, western writer (Bowdrie), dies at 80 of cancer
11th - Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71), dies at 89
11th - Nathan Cook, actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at 38
12th - Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87
16th - Miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. (b. 1946)
19th - Zdenek Blazek, composer, dies at 83
19th - Fernand Seguin, Canadian biologist (b. 1922)
19th - Gladys Spellman, American. Congresswoman (b. 1918)
21st - Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, US football coach
22nd - Bramwell Fletcher, actor (Mummy, Raffles, Svengali), dies at 84
22nd - Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71
22nd - Ross Ford, actor (Reform School Girl, Jungle Patrol), dies
23rd - Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies
23rd - Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 73
23rd - M Gregor-Dellin, writer, dies
25th - Axis Sally, [Mildred E Gillars], US nazi propagandist (WW II), dies
25th - Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born musician (Anthym/What Is This?, Red Hot Chili Peppers) (b. 1962)
27th - Leonie Fuller Adams, US poetess (High Falcon), dies at 88
28th - Kurt Raab, writer/actor (Boarding School, Stationmaster's Wife), dies