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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
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 (infection). [ref]
Johnny Griffin
American musician (1928–2008).
Born April 23rd, 1928 in Chicago.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 80 years old in Availles-Limouzine (myocardial infarction). [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.
Kiyoshi Itō
Japanese mathematician who pioneered stochastic calculus (1915–2008).
Born September 7th, 1915 in Hokusei-cho-ageki, Inabe.
Died November 10th, 2008 at 93 years old in Kyoto. [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]
Oliver Selfridge
British computer scientist (1926–2008).
Born May 10th, 1926 in London.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Boston. [ref]
Dino Dvornik
Croatian singer (1964–2008).
Born August 20th, 1964 in Split.
Died September 7th, 2008 at 44 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Lilyan Chauvin
French-american actress (1925–2008).
Born August 6th, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 26th, 2008 at 82 years old in Studio City (heart failure, breast cancer). [ref]
Michele Greco
Sicilian mafia member (1924–2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Ciaculli.
Died February 13th, 2008 at 83 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Mel Galley
British guitarist (1948–2008).
Born March 8th, 1948 in Cannock.
Died July 1st, 2008 at 60 years old in Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Michael Higgins
American actor (1920-2008).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 5th, 2008 at 88 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Henri Salvador
French caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter (1917–2008).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Cayenne.
Died February 13th, 2008 at 90 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (aneurysm). [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]
Edna Ruth Parker
American supercentenarian (1893–2008).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Hendricks Township.
Died November 26th, 2008 at 115 years old in Shelbyville. [ref]
Leonard Rosenman
American composer (1924-2008).
Born September 7th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Beckman
Canadian actor.
Born November 26th, 1921 in Halifax.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Eudy Simelane
South african footballer (1977–2008).
Born March 11th, 1977 in KwaThema. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2008 at 31 years old in KwaThema (stab wound). [ref]
Jessica Jacobs
Australian actress and singer (1990–2008).
Born November 14th, 1990 in Canberra.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 17 years old in Cheltenham (railway accident). [ref]
Richard Blackwell
American journalist and fashion critic (1922-2008).
Born August 29th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (infectious disease). [ref]
Suzanne Tamim
Lebanese singer (1977-2008).
Born September 23rd, 1977 in Beirut.
Died July 28th, 2008 at 30 years old in Dubai (stab wound). [ref]
Ann Savage
American actress (1921–2008).
Born February 19th, 1921 in Columbia.
Died December 25th, 2008 at 87 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Manuel Marulanda
Colombian guerrilla and leader of the marxist–leninist farc-ep (1930–2008).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Génova.
Died March 26th, 2008 at 77 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fujio Akatsuka
Japanese manga artist (1935–2008).
Born September 14th, 1935 in Luanping County.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 72 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
American politician (1949–2008).
Born September 10th, 1949 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in East Cleveland, Cleveland (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 883
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