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The following is a list of notable deaths in June 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.

June 1988

1

• Leon Belasco, 85, Russian-American actor and musician. ^[1]
• Herbert Feigl, 85, Austrian-American philosopher, cancer.
• Peter Hurkos, 77, Dutch-American who claimed psychic powers. ^[2]
• Ricky May, 44, New Zealand-Australian jazz singer and musician, heart attack.

2

• Iosif Grigulevich, 75, Soviet secret police operative.
• Fred Halstead, 61, American Socialist Workers Party candidate for President of the United States. ^[3]
• Horace Hildreth, 85, American politician and diplomat, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, heart attack. ^[4]
• Raj Kapoor, 63, Indian actor, producer and director, asthma. ^[5]
• Annette Poivre, 70, French stage and film actress.

3

• Anna Mahler, 85, Austrian-sculptor.
• Davey Moore, 28, American professional boxer, asphyxia from being pinned under vehicle. ^[6]
• Brian Spencer, 38, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, shot in drug-related robbery.

4

• Majnun Gorakhpuri, 84, Pakistani short story writer, poet and literary critic.
• Ed Matesic, 80, American NFL football player.
• Sir Douglas Nicholls, 81, Australian pastor, campaigner for aboriginal reconciliation, Governor of South Australia.
• Renzo Palmer, 57, Italian film, television and stage actor, cancer.
• Allan Reuss, 72, American jazz guitarist.

5

• Brian Ashby, 64, New Zealand Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, cancer.
• Michael Barrington, 63, British actor, heart attack.
• Robert Dudley Edwards, 79, Irish historian.
• James H. Gildea, 97, American politician, newspaperman and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. ^[7]
• Roland Ritchie, 77, Canadian lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

6

• Thomas DiBella, 82, American mobster of the Colombo crime family.
• John Jordan, 58, Irish poet and short-story writer.

7

• John Kerns, 65, Canadian football player, heart attack.

8

• Russell Harty, 53, English television presenter of arts programs and chat shows, liver failure caused by hepatitis. ^[8]
• Roger Lyndon, 70, American mathematician.
• Chuck Roberson, 69, American actor and stuntman, cancer.

9

• Newt Allen, 87, American Negro League baseballer.
• Rashid Behbudov, 73, Azerbaijani singer and actor.

10

• Arthur Gary Bishop, 35, American convicted sex offender and serial killer, executed by lethal injection.
• Louis L'Amour, 80, American novelist and short story writer, lung cancer (non-smoker). ^[9]
• Willie Ross, 77, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland, cancer.
• Henryk Stażewski, 94, Polish painter, visual artist and writer.
• Josep Tarradellas, 89, Spanish politician, President of the Government of Catalonia. ^[10]

11

• Mike Clancy, 63, American professional wrestler.
• Ernani Cuenco, 52, Filipino composer, film scorer and musical director.
• Nick O'Donnell, 62, Irish hurler.
• Lee Priester, 85, American Olympic javelin thrower.
• Giuseppe Saragat, 89, Italian politician, President of Italy. ^[11]
• Marianne Van Hirtum, 52, Belgian author.

12

• Georg Hochgesang, 90, German international footballer.
• Gennadi Krasnitsky, 47, Uzbekistani international footballer, suicide by jumping.
• Marcel Poot, 87, Belgian composer, professor and musician.
• Franz Zingerle, 79, Austrian alpine skier and world champion.

13

• Lucien Cardin, 69, Canadian lawyer, judge and politician, member of the House of Commons of Canada. ^[12]
• Emil Telmányi, 95, Hungarian-violinist.

14

• Robert R. Barry, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
• Johnny Farrell, 87, American golfer, U.S. Open winner, stroke. ^[13]

15

• Frank A. Beach, 77, American ethologist and author.
• Hans Blöcker, 90, German politician, member of the German Bundestag.
• Hall Haynes, 59, American NFL footballer.
• Floyd J. McCree, 65, American politician.
• Robert Seymour, appr. 33, Northern Irish loyalist, shot.
• George Ward, 80, British politician, Secretary of State for Air.

16

• Kim Milford, 37, American actor, singer-songwriter and composer, complications following open heart surgery.
• Andrea Pazienza, 32, Italian comics artist and painter, heroin overdose.
• Miguel Piñero, 41, Puerto Rican–born American playwright and actor, cirrhosis.

17

• Elizabeth Lane, 82, English barrister and judge.

18

• Archie Cochrane, 79, Scottish physician.
• Wilford Leach, 58, American theatre director, set designer, film director and screenwriter, AIDS-related stomach cancer. ^[14]
• Sallie Martin, 92, American gospel singer. ^[15]
• E. Hoffmann Price, 89, American writer of popular fiction.

19

• M. Ajmal, 78, Indian-Pakistani actor.
• Marie Logoreci, 67, Albanian film and stage actress.
• Teru Shimada, 82, Japanese-American actor.
• Gladys Spellman, 70, American politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives, complications from coma. ^[16]

20

• Alex Bein, 85, German-Jewish historian and zionist historiographer. ^[17]
• Aracy de Almeida, 73, Brazilian singer, heart attack. ^[18]

21

• John Duncan Sr., 69, American attorney and politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives, cancer. ^[19]
• George Ivașcu, 76, Romanian journalist, literary critic and communist militant.
• Tella Kitchen, 86, American folk artist.
• Sverre Riisnæs, 90, Norwegian jurist and public prosecutor.
• T. E. Utley, 67, British journalist and writer.

22

• Jesse Ed Davis, 43, American guitarist, drug overdose.
• Dennis Day, 72, American actor, comedian and singer. ^[20]
• Hank Edwards, 69, American Major League baseballer.
• Bramwell Fletcher, 84, English stage, film and television actor. ^[21]
• Rose Franken, 92, American writer and playwright.
• Pieter Grobbelaar, 79, South African military commander, Commandant General of South African Defence Force.
• Perry Jackson, 68, American NFL football player.
• Jep Lacoste, 66, French rugby league coach.
• Leonard Matlovich, 44, American Vietnam War veteran, first gay service member to out himself to military, HIV.
• Howard Mitchell, 77, American cellist and conductor. ^[22]
• Burrill Phillips, 80, American composer and pianist, complications after heart attack.
• Stuart Randall, 78, American actor of film and television.

23

• Andrei Glanzmann, 81, Romanian international footballer.
• Dragan Godžić, 61, Serbian basketballer and coach.
• Sid Handleman, 67, Canadian politician, member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario, heart attack.
• Henry Murray, 95, American psychologist, pneumonia.
• Liang Shuming, 94, Chinese philosopher, politician and writer.

24

• Mihai Beniuc, 80, Romanian poet, dramatist and novelist.
• Tex Leyendecker, 82, American NFL footballer.

25

• Jean Boffety, 63, French cinematographer.
• Șerban Cioculescu, 85, Romanian literary critic, literary historian and columnist.
• Mildred Gillars, 87, American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany, convicted of treason against U.S.A, colon cancer.
• Neville Pickering, 64, New Zealand politician, member of New Zealand Parliament.
• Hillel Slovak, 26, Israeli-American musician, guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, overdose .
• Jimmy Soul, 45, American vocalist, heart attack.

26

• Hans Urs von Balthasar, 82, Swiss theologian and Catholic priest. ^[23]
• Hugh Bartlett, 73, English cricketer.
• Ludovik Jakova, 66, Albanian footballer and coach of Albanian national football team.
• Herb Mobberley, 83, Canadian football player.
• Yves Pratte, 63, Canadian lawyer and jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, heart attack.

27

• Léonie Adams, 88, American poet.
• John Groth, 80, American illustrator. ^[24]
• Robert Margerit, 78, French journalist and writer.
• Aparicio Méndez, 83, Uruguayan lawyer, President of Uruguay. ^[25]
• R. Muttusamy, 62, Sri Lankan music director and singer.
• José Ignacio Palma, 78, Chilean engineer and politician.
• Heinz Rehfuss, 71, Swiss-American operatic bass-baritone. ^[26]
• Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, 85–86, Indian Congress politician, Governor of Sikkim.
• Louis Versyp, 79, Belgian international footballer and manager, Olympian.

28

• Iris Origo, 85, English-Italian biographer and writer.
• Kurt Raab, 46, West German stage and film actor, screenwriter and playwright, complications from AIDS.

29

• Tengku Ampuan Afzan, 55, Malaysian Queen consort of Pahang, cancer.
• John Peet, 72–73, British journalist who defected to East Germany.
• Franciszka Themerson, 81, Polish-British painter, illustrator, filmmaker and stage designer.
• Albert Trueman, 86, American-Canadian teacher, professor and university administrator.

30

• Alan W. Bishop, 68, British geotechnical engineer and academic.
• Jan de Boer, 89, Dutch international footballer.
• Chacrinha, 70, Brazilian comedian, radio and TV personality, heart attack.
• A. S. Nair, 57, Indian painter, illustrator and cartoonist.
• Bill Ramsay, 60, Australian middle-distance runner and Olympian.
• Suthi Veerabhadra Rao, 41, Indian film actor, heart attack.

Unknown date

• Michael Barry, 78, British television producer and director.
• Dave Crawford, 44, American R&B musician, songwriter, radio personality and record producer, murdered.

References

1. "Leon Belasco, Actor, 85" . The New York Times . June 13, 1988. p. D 12. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
2. "Peter Hurkos, 77, a Psychic Used by Police" . The New York Times . June 2, 1988. p. D 26. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
3. "Fred Halstead, Trotskyist Leader, Dies at 61" . The New York Times . June 4, 1988. p. 1 35. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
4. "Horace Hildreth, 85, Ex-Governor of Maine" . The New York Times . June 3, 1988. p. A 19. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
5. Ritu Nanda; Rāja Kapūra (2002). Raj Kapoor Speaks. Penguin Books India. p. 14. ISBN   978-0-670-04952-3.
6. "Davey Moore, 28, Is Dead in Accident; Held Boxing Title" . The New York Times . June 5, 1988. p. 1 36. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
7. "James H. Gildea, Ex-Congressman, 97" . The New York Times . June 7, 1988. p. D 26. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
8. "Russell Harty, Talk-Show Host, 54" . The New York Times . June 9, 1988. p. B 14. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
9. Robert L. Gale (1992). Louis L'Amour. Twayne Publishers. p. 14. ISBN   978-0-8057-7649-2.
10. Steven Erlanger (June 13, 1988). "Josep Tarradellas, 89, a Leader In the Fight for Catalan Autonomy" . The New York Times . p. D 12. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
11. Vespa, Bruno (October 7, 2010). L'amore e il potere. Edizioni Mondadori. ISBN   9788852012037 . Retrieved August 14, 2018– via Google Books.
12. "Lucien Cardin Is Dead; Canadian Aide Was 69" . The New York Times . June 15, 1988. p. D 30. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
13. "Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87" . The New York Times . June 16, 1988. p. D 26. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
14. James Barron (June 21, 1988). "Wilford Leach, Theater Director And Papp Associate, Dies at 59" . The New York Times . p. A 22. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
15. "Sallie Martin, Singer, 92" . The New York Times . June 22, 1988. p. D 31. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
16. "Ex-Rep. Gladys N. Spellman Dies After Being in Coma for 8 Years" . The New York Times . June 20, 1988. p. D 11. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
17. "Alex Bein - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
18. "Aracy de Almeida". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
19. "TENNESSEAN SEVED 24 YEARS IN CONGRESS" . The New York Times . June 23, 1988. p. D 27. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
20. Wolfgang Saxon (June 24, 1988). "DENNIS DAY, 71, THE IRISH TENOR AND COMIC FOIL FOR JACK BENNY" . The New York Times . p. D 17. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
21. Leslie Bennetts (June 24, 1988). "BRAMWELL FLETCHER" . The New York Times . p. D 17. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
22. "Howard Mitchell, 77, Cellist and Conductor" . The New York Times . June 23, 1988. p. D 27. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
23. John L. Allen (2000). Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith. Continuum. p. 40. ISBN   978-0-8264-1265-2.
24. "John Groth Dies at 80; Illustrator and Teacher" . The New York Times . June 30, 1988. p. A 21. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
25. The New York Times Biographical Service. New York Times & Arno Press. 1988. p. 756.
26. "Heinz Rehfuss, Singer And Music Teacher, 71" . The New York Times . July 9, 1988. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 16, 2024.