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In the year 2008
809 Notable deaths
Cao Van Vien
South vietnamese general.
Born December 21st, 1921 in Vientiane.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Annandale (myocardial infarction).
Dan Shomron
Israeli chief of staff.
Born August 5th, 1937 in Ashdot Ya'akov.
Died February 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]
Mate Parlov
Croatian boxer and olympic gold medalist (1948–2008).
Born November 16th, 1948 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 59 years old in Pula (lung cancer). [ref]
Abby Mann
American screenwriter and producer (1927–2008).
Born December 1st, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died March 25th, 2008 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
Spanish politician (1926–2008).
Born April 14th, 1926 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón (cardiac arrest).
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
French director and photographer (1944–2008).
Born February 10th, 1944 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2008 at 64 years old in Salouël. [ref]
Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Castro
Two sicilian royal.
Born May 28th, 1926 in Podzamcze, Masovian Voivodeship.
Died March 20th, 2008 at 81 years old in Draguignan. [ref]
Ja’afar of Negeri Sembilan
Yang di-pertuan agong x.
Born July 19th, 1922 in Klang.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 86 years old in Seremban.
Nuala O'Faolain
Irish writer (1940–2008).
Born March 1st, 1940 in Dublin.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 68 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Robert Zajonc
American psychologist (1923–2008).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Łódź.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
June Vincent
Actress (1920-2008).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Harrod.
Died November 20th, 2008 at 88 years old in Aurora.
Ibrahim Nasir
Maldivian politician, 2nd president of the maldives (1922-2008).
Born September 2nd, 1922 in Malé, Fuvahmulah.
Died November 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Alexander Lowen
American psychotherapist (1910–2008).
Born December 23rd, 1910 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 97 years old in New Canaan. [ref]
Mikey Dread
Jamaican musician, record producer, and broadcaster.
Born June 4th, 1954 in Port Antonio.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 53 years old in Stamford (brain cancer). [ref]
Mary Ann Shaffer
United states writer, editor and bookshop worker (1934–2008).
Born December 13th, 1934 in Martinsburg.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in San Anselmo.
Tommy Lapid
Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, and politician (1931–2008).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Novi Sad. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2008 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Franz Künstler
German centenarian, austro-hungarian military personnel of world war i.
Born July 24th, 1900 in Șoșdea.
Died May 27th, 2008 at 107 years old in Bad Mergentheim. [ref]
Henri Cartan
French mathematician.
Born July 8th, 1904 in Nancy. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2008 at 104 years old in Paris. [ref]
Irina Baronova
Ballerina (1919–2008).
Born March 13th, 1919 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 89 years old in Byron Bay. [ref]
Philipp von Boeselager
German wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of adolf hitler.
Born September 6th, 1917 in Burg Heimerzheim. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2008 at 90 years old in Burg Kreuzberg. [ref]
Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the focolare movement (1920–2008).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento.
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Aleksandr Abdulov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born May 29th, 1953 in Tobolsk.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 54 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Louis Guss
American actor (1918-2008).
Born January 4th, 1918 in New York City.
Died September 29th, 2008 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lennart Bergelin
Swedish tennis player.
Born June 10th, 1925 in Alingsås.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Stockholm (heart failure). [ref]
Christopher Bowman
Figure skater (1967-2008).
Born March 30th, 1967 in Hollywood.
Died January 10th, 2008 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr