In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
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 (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]
Dino Dvornik
Croatian singer (1964–2008).
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]
Oliver Selfridge
British computer scientist (1926–2008).
Born May 10th, 1926 in London.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Boston. [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Michael Higgins
American actor (1920-2008).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 5th, 2008 at 88 years old in Manhattan (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]
Sheldon Brown
American cyclist, writer and mechanic (1944–2008).
Born July 14th, 1944 in Boston.
Died February 4th, 2008 at 63 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
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]
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]
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]
Esbjörn Svensson
Swedish jazz pianist (1964-2008).
Born April 16th, 1964 in Västerås.
Died June 14th, 2008 at 44 years old in Stockholm (drowning, death from scuba diving). [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]
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]
Henry Beckman
Canadian actor.
Born November 26th, 1921 in Halifax.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 883
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon