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Famous People Who Died in 1988
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Roy Orbison
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- Famous Taureans
- Famous Singers
- Famous People Named Roy
Roy Orbison
Singer / 1936 - 1988
Singer-songwriter Roy Orbison wrote romantic 1960s pop ballads like "Oh, Pretty Woman." In 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Richard Feynman
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Inventors
Richard Feynman
Academic, Inventor, Physicist / 1918 - 1988
American physicist Richard Feynman is an American physicist best known for his work in quantum mechanics. He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
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- The 27 Club
- Famous Hispanic Artists
- Famous Black Artists
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Painter / 1960 - 1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-Expressionist painter in the 1980s. He is best known for his primitive style and his collaboration with pop artist Andy Warhol.
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Romare Bearden
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Virgoans
Romare Bearden
Illustrator, Painter / 1911 - 1988
Romare Bearden is considered one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. He depicted aspects of black culture in a Cubist style. -
Muhammad Zia ul-Haq
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- Mysterious Deaths
- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
- Famous Leos
Muhammad Zia ul-Haq
World Leader / 1924 - 1988
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was Pakistani chief of Army staff, chief martial-law administrator, and president of Pakistan (1978–88).
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Billy Carter
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- Famous Arians
- Famous People Named Billy
- Famous People Named Carter
Billy Carter
1937 - 1988
Billy Carter is best known for his connections to his brother, Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States.
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