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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Anuradha Ghandy
Indian politician (1954-2008).
Born March 28th, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 54 years old in Mumbai.
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.
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]
Pak Song-chol
North korean politician (1913–2008).
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Gyeongju.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Pyongyang (disease). [ref]
Leyla Gencer
Turkish opera singer (1924–2008).
Born October 10th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Ola Brunkert
Swedish musician (1946-2008).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Örebro.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 61 years old in Artà (falling from height). [ref]
Cachao
Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008).
Born September 14th, 1918 in Havana.
Died March 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Coral Gables (kidney failure). [ref]
Andrew Bertie
Grand master of the knights hospitaller and servant of god (1929–2008).
Born May 15th, 1929 in London.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Sofiko Chiaureli
Soviet and georgian actress(1937-2008).
Born May 21st, 1937 in Tbilisi.
Died March 2nd, 2008 at 70 years old in Tbilisi (cancer). [ref]
Lazare Ponticelli
World war i veteran, piping and metal worker.
Born December 7th, 1897 in Bettola. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2008 at 110 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
William Gibson
American playwright and novelist (1914–2008).
Born November 13th, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Stockbridge. [ref]
Joe Beck
American musician (1945–2008).
Born July 29th, 1945 in Philadelphia.
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 62 years old in Woodbury (lung cancer). [ref]
William Wharton
American author and painter (1925-2008).
Born November 7th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 2008 at 82 years old in Encinitas (infectious disease). [ref]
Adrian Mitchell
British writer (1932–2008).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Hampstead Heath.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 76 years old in North London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anura Bandaranaike
Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).
Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Vo Van Kiet
Prime minister of vietnam (1922-2008).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Vĩnh Long.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Singapore (pneumonia). [ref]
Siegfried Knappe
German army officer during wwii, and writer (1917–2008).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Brunsbüttel.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 91 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Camilo Mouriño
Mexican politician (1971-2008).
Born August 1st, 1971 in Mexico City.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 37 years old in Mexico City (2008 Mexico City Learjet crash). [ref]
Raúl Reyes
Colombian guerilla (1948–2008).
Born September 30th, 1948 in La Plata.
Died March 1st, 2008 at 59 years old in Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos. [ref]
Emmanuel Sanon
Haitian footballer (1951–2008).
Born June 25th, 1951 in Port-au-Prince.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 56 years old in Orlando (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Brecht
American artist and composer (1926-2008).
Born August 27th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Ted Lapidus
French fashion designer (1929-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 29th, 2008 at 79 years old in Mougins (leukemia). [ref]
Michael Martin Hammer
American academic (1948–2008).
Born April 13th, 1948 in Annapolis.
Died September 3rd, 2008 at 60 years old in Boston. [ref]
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician, former military officer, governor of jakarta (1966-1977).
Born July 7th, 1926 in Sumedang.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 81 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Dora Ratjen
German high jumper (1918–2008).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Erichshof.
Died April 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 883
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius