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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Dorival Caymmi
Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914–2008).
Born April 30th, 1914 in Salvador.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (kidney cancer). [ref]
Kishan Maharaj
Indian musician (1923–2008).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in Varanasi.
Died May 4th, 2008 at 84 years old [ref]
Wang Yung-ching
Taiwanese plastics entrepreneur (1917–2008).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Millburn.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 91 years old in Short Hills. [ref]
Larry Haines
American actor (1918-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1918 in Mount Vernon.
Died July 17th, 2008 at 89 years old in Delray Beach. [ref]
Bernard W. Rogers
Former chief of staff of the united states army (1921–2008).
Born July 16th, 1921 in Fairview.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Falls Church (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mieczysław Rakowski
Former first secretary of the polish united workers' party (1926–2008).
Born December 1st, 1926 in Kowalewko-Folwark. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Šaban Bajramović
Serbian vocalist and recording artist of romani ethnicity (1936–2008).
Born April 16th, 1936 in Niš.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 72 years old in Niš (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
Spanish noble (1936-2008).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Estoril.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 71 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (lung cancer). [ref]
Hugo Claus
Belgian author (1929–2008).
Born April 5th, 1929 in Bruges. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Antwerp (euthanasia). [ref]
Bill Brown
Australian cricketer (1912-2008).
Born July 31st, 1912 in Toowoomba.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 95 years old in Brisbane. [ref]
Grace Hartigan
American artist (1922-2008).
Born March 28th, 1922 in Newark.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 86 years old in Baltimore (liver failure). [ref]
María Elena Marqués
Mexican actress and singer (1926–2008).
Born December 14th, 1926 in Mexico City.
Died November 11th, 2008 at 81 years old in Mexico City (heart failure). [ref]
Simon Hantaï
French painter (1922–2008).
Born December 7th, 1922 in Bia. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Claus Luthe
German automobile designer (1932–2008).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Wuppertal.
Died March 17th, 2008 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
Hrvoje Ćustić
Croatian footballer, died of injury sustained in game (1983-2008).
Born October 21st, 1983 in Zadar.
Died April 3rd, 2008 at 24 years old in Zadar (traumatic brain injury, brain death). [ref]
Grigory Romanov
Soviet politician (1923-2008).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Zikhnovo.
Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sonja Savić
Actress (1961-2008).
Born September 15th, 1961 in Čačak.
Died September 23rd, 2008 at 47 years old in Belgrade (drug overdose). [ref]
Jürgen Ehlers
German physicist (1929–2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.
Germaine Tillion
French anthropologist (1907 - 2008).
Born May 30th, 1907 in Allègre.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 100 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Fred Crane
American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in New Orleans.
Died August 21st, 2008 at 90 years old in Atlanta (surgical complications). [ref]
Sasha Gabor
Hungarian-norwegian pornographic actor.
Born June 6th, 1945 in Hungary.
Died June 27th, 2008 at 63 years old in Thailand (heart failure). [ref]
Marilyn Ferguson
American writer (1938-2008).
Born April 5th, 1938 in Grand Junction.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 70 years old in Banning. [ref]
Ahmed al-Mirghani
Sudanese politician (1941–2008).
Born August 16th, 1941 in Khartoum, Khartoum North.
Died November 2nd, 2008 at 67 years old in Alexandria.
Anuradha Ghandy
Indian politician (1954-2008).
Born March 28th, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 54 years old in Mumbai.
Joseph Pevney
American actor and director (1911-2008).
Born September 15th, 1911 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 2008 at 96 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 883
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan