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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Mikey Dread
Jamaican musician (1954–2008).
Born June 4th, 1954 in Port Antonio.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 53 years old in Stamford (brain cancer). [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]
Katoucha Niane
Guinean model.
Born October 22nd, 1960 in Conakry. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2008 at 47 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (drowning).
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.
Henri Cartan
French mathematician (1904–2008).
Born July 8th, 1904 in Nancy. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2008 at 104 years old in Paris, 13th arrondissement of 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]
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]
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 (1953–2008).
Born May 29th, 1953 in Tobolsk.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 54 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Philipp von Boeselager
German wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of adolf hitler (1917–2008).
Born September 6th, 1917 in Heimerzheim Castle.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 90 years old in Burg Kreuzberg. [ref]
Ken Ogata
Japanese actor (1937–2008).
Born July 20th, 1937 in Ushigome-ku.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 71 years old in Mibu (liver 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]
Jud Taylor
Actor, television director, television producer (1932-2008).
Born February 25th, 1932 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 2008 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mauricio Kagel
Argentine-german composer (1931-2008).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 76 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Cecil H. Underwood
American politician (1922–2008).
Born November 5th, 1922 in Josephs Mills.
Died November 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Charleston (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Judah Folkman
American biologist (1933–2008).
Born February 24th, 1933 in Cleveland.
Died January 14th, 2008 at 74 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
Bavarian prince (1913–2008).
Born June 22nd, 1913 in Nymphenburg Palace.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 95 years old in Starnberg. [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]
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
President of sri lanka from 1993 to 1994.
Born February 15th, 1916 in Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat.
Died September 21st, 2008 at 92 years old in Kandy. [ref]
James Crumley
American writer (1939–2008).
Born October 12th, 1939 in Three Rivers.
Died September 17th, 2008 at 68 years old in Missoula (respiratory disease). [ref]
Peter Thangaraj
Indian footballer (1935-2008).
Born December 24th, 1935 in Hyderabad.
Died November 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Bokaro Steel City.
Lennart Bergelin
Swedish tennis player.
Born June 10th, 1925 in Alingsås.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Stockholm (heart failure). [ref]
Frederick Seitz
American physicist (1911–2008).
Born July 4th, 1911 in San Francisco.
Died March 2nd, 2008 at 96 years old in New York City.
Tassos Papadopoulos
5th president of the republic of cyprus (2003-2008).
Born January 7th, 1934 in Ayios Antonios, Nicosia. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2008 at 74 years old in Nicosia New General Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Irene Dailey
American actress (1920-2008).
Born September 12th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Santa Rosa (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 325 of 883
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