In the year 2008
809 Notable deaths
Dick Martin
American comedian and actor (1922–2008).
Born January 30th, 1922 in Battle Creek.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure). [ref]
Klaus Dinger
German musician (1946–2008).
Born March 24th, 1946 in Warburg.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure).
Leonid Hurwicz
Polish-american economist and mathematician (1917-2008).
Born August 21st, 1917 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (kidney failure). [ref]
Dinko Šakić
Croatian war criminal (1921-2008).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Imotski.
Died July 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Patriarch Alexius II
15th patriarch of moscow and all the rus', the primate of the russian orthodox church (1929-2008).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in Tallinn.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 79 years old in Peredelkino (heart failure).
Robert Asprin
American science fiction and fantasy author.
Born June 28th, 1946 in St. Johns.
Died May 22nd, 2008 at 61 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Emil Palade
Romanian cell biologist, physician and nobel laureate.
Born November 19th, 1912 in Iași.
Died October 7th, 2008 at 95 years old in Del Mar. [ref]
Alexei Cherepanov
Russian ice hockey player (1989–2008).
Born January 15th, 1989 in Talmensky District.
Died October 13th, 2008 at 19 years old in Chekhov (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Turner
American comic book artist (1971–2008).
Born April 21st, 1971 in Crossville.
Died June 27th, 2008 at 37 years old in Santa Monica (bone cancer). [ref]
Horst Tappert
German actor (1923–2008).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2008 at 85 years old in Planegg (diabetes). [ref]
Arthur Chung
First president of guyana, senior magistrate, sworn land surveyor (1918–2008).
Born January 10th, 1918 in Windsor Forest.
Died June 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in Georgetown. [ref]
Kon Ichikawa
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915–2008).
Born November 20th, 1915 in Ise.
Died February 13th, 2008 at 92 years old in Ise, Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Teo Macero
American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer (1925–2008).
Born October 30th, 1925 in Glens Falls.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 82 years old in Riverhead (infectious disease). [ref]
Badri Patarkatsishvili
Georgian businessman (1955–2008).
Born October 31st, 1955 in Tbilisi.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 52 years old in Leatherhead (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Janez Drnovšek
Slovenian politician (1950-2008).
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 57 years old in Zaplana (kidney cancer). [ref]
Alexander Courage
American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primary for television and film (1919-2008).
Born December 10th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died May 15th, 2008 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades. [ref]
Galyani Vadhana
Thai princess (1923-2008).
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 84 years old in Siriraj Hospital (kidney failure). [ref]
David Ausubel
American psychologist (1918–2008).
Born October 25th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in New York City.
Roberta Collins
American actress (1944-2008).
Born November 17th, 1944 in United States.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Steve Gerber
American comic writer (1947–2008).
Born September 20th, 1947 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 2008 at 60 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Johnny Podres
American professional baseball player, pitcher (1932–2008).
Born September 30th, 1932 in Witherbee.
Died January 13th, 2008 at 75 years old in Glens Falls. [ref]
Johnny Griffin
American musician (1928–2008).
Born April 24th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 80 years old in Availles-Limouzine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dino Dvornik
Croatian singer.
Born August 20th, 1964 in Split.
Died September 7th, 2008 at 44 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Jorge Anaya
Argentine admiral (1926–2008).
Born September 27th, 1926 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 9th, 2008 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Peter Camejo
American politician (1939-2008).
Born December 31st, 1939 in Queens.
Died September 13th, 2008 at 68 years old in Folsom (cancer, lymphoma). [ref]
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus