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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Ali Alatas
Foreign minister of indonesia (1932-2008).
Born November 4th, 1932 in Jakarta.
Died December 11th, 2008 at 76 years old in Singapore (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bo Yang
Chinese author (1920–2008).
Born March 7th, 1920 in Kaifeng.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 88 years old in Taipei (pneumonia). [ref]
June Travis
American actress (1914-2008).
Born August 7th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 93 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
David Watkin
British cinematographer (1925–2008).
Born March 23rd, 1925 in Margate.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 82 years old in Brighton (prostate cancer). [ref]
Anatoly Khrapaty
Soviet weightlifter (1963–2008).
Born October 20th, 1963 in Astana, Atbasar District.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 44 years old in Arshaly (traffic collision). [ref]
Phyllis A. Whitney
American writer.
Born September 9th, 1903 in Yokohama.
Died February 8th, 2008 at 104 years old in Faber (pneumonia). [ref]
Bill Gwatney
American politician (1959–2008).
Born August 26th, 1959 in Little Rock.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 48 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Yakup Satar
Turkish military officer (1898–2008).
Born March 11th, 1898 in Crimea.
Died April 2nd, 2008 at 110 years old in Eskişehir. [ref]
Dale Wasserman
American playwright (1914–2008).
Born November 2nd, 1914 in Rhinelander.
Died December 21st, 2008 at 94 years old in Paradise Valley (heart failure). [ref]
Chris Witchhunter
German musician (1965-2008).
Born December 18th, 1965 in Gelsenkirchen, Essen.
Died September 8th, 2008 at 42 years old in Essen (liver disease).
François Sterchele
Belgian footballer (1982–2008).
Born March 14th, 1982 in Liège.
Died May 8th, 2008 at 26 years old in Beveren (traffic collision). [ref]
John Ambler
British businessman (1924-2008).
Born June 6th, 1924 in Sussex.
Died May 31st, 2008 at 83 years old in Oxfordshire.
Lee S. Dreyfus
American politician (1926-2008).
Born June 20th, 1926 in Milwaukee.
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 81 years old in Waukesha. [ref]
Nonna Mordyukova
Soviet and russian actress.
Born November 25th, 1925 in Kostiantynivka.
Died July 6th, 2008 at 82 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Jean Delannoy
French film director, screenwriter, film editor and actor (1908–2008).
Born January 12th, 1908 in Noisy-le-Sec. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2008 at 100 years old in Guainville (disease). [ref]
Hector Zazou
French musician (1948–2008).
Born July 11th, 1948 in Sidi Bel Abbès. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2008 at 60 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Craig Jones
British motorcycle racer (1985-2008).
Born January 16th, 1985 in Crewe.
Died August 4th, 2008 at 23 years old in London. [ref]
Rubens de Falco
Brazilian actor (1931–2008).
Born October 19th, 1931 in São Paulo.
Died February 22nd, 2008 at 76 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philip Jones Griffiths
Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008).
Born February 18th, 1936.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
Vice Vukov
Croatian singer and politician (1936-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Andrew Gleason
American mathematician (1921-2008).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Fresno.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Xie Jin
Chinese film director (1923–2008).
Born November 21st, 1923 in Shangyu District.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 84 years old in Shangyu District. [ref]
Cornell Capa
American photographer (1918–2008).
Born April 10th, 1918 in Budapest.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thomas Huckle Weller
American virologist (1915-2008).
Born June 15th, 1915 in Ann Arbor.
Died August 23rd, 2008 at 93 years old in Needham. [ref]
Ivan Southall
Australian children's writer (1921–2008).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Canterbury.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 87 years old in Wantirna (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 401 to 425 of 883
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