In the year 2008
809 Notable deaths
Bettie Page
American pin-up model (1923–2008).
Born April 22nd, 1923 in Nashville.
Died December 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sydney Pollack
American film director, producer and actor (1934-2008).
Born July 1st, 1934 in Lafayette. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2008 at 73 years old in Pacific Palisades (stomach cancer). [ref]
Mark Felt
Whistleblower who exposed the watergate scandal (1913-2008).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Twin Falls.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 95 years old in Santa Rosa (congestive heart failure).
William F. Buckley Jr.
American public intellectual, conservative author and political commentator (1925–2008).
Born November 24th, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2008 at 82 years old in Stamford (diabetes). [ref]
Mel Ferrer
American film actor, director and producer (1917–2008).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Elberon. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara (heart failure). [ref]
Majel Barrett
American actress (1932–2008).
Born February 23rd, 1932 in Cleveland.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 76 years old in Bel Air (leukemia). [ref]
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Indian spiritual master.
Born January 12th, 1917 in Jabalpur.
Died February 5th, 2008 at 91 years old in Vlodrop. [ref]
Suharto
2nd president of indonesia, army general (1921-2008).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Kemusuk.
Died January 27th, 2008 at 86 years old in Jakarta (kidney failure). [ref]
Rudy Ray Moore
American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer (1927-2008).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Fort Smith. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2008 at 81 years old in Toledo (diabetes). [ref]
Richard Widmark
American actor and producer (1914–2008).
Born December 26th, 1914 in Sunrise Township.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 93 years old in Roxbury. [ref]
Dorothy Vaughan
African-american mathematician.
Born September 20th, 1910 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2008 at 98 years old in Hampton. [ref]
Frank Rosenthal
American gambler.
Born June 12th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died October 13th, 2008 at 79 years old in Miami Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cyd Charisse
American dancer and actress (1921–2008).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Amarillo.
Died June 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tsutomu Miyazaki
Japanese serial killer.
Born August 21st, 1962 in Ōme.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 45 years old in Tokyo (hanging). [ref]
Van Johnson
American film and television actor and dancer.
Born August 25th, 1916 in Newport. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2008 at 92 years old in Nyack. [ref]
Richey Edwards
Welsh guitarist (1967–1995).
Born December 22nd, 1967 in Caerphilly County Borough.
Died November 24th, 2008 at 40 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Rob Knox
British actor (1989-2008).
Born August 21st, 1989 in Kent.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 18 years old in Sidcup (stab wound). [ref]
Miriam Makeba
South african singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008).
Born March 4th, 1932 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2008 at 76 years old in Castel Volturno (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harold Pinter
British playwright (1930–2008).
Born October 10th, 1930 in London. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2008 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Gary Gygax
American writer and game designer (1938-2008).
Born July 27th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 69 years old in Lake Geneva (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Gary Gygax
American writer and game designer (1938-2008).
Born July 27th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 69 years old in Lake Geneva (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Bo Diddley
American guitarist (1928–2008).
Born December 30th, 1928 in Magnolia, McComb. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Florida, Archer (diabetes, heart failure). [ref]
Irena Sendler
Polish resistance fighter and holocaust rescuer (1910-2008).
Born February 15th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 98 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Anthony Minghella
British film director, playwright and screenwriter (1954-2008).
Born January 6th, 1954 in Ryde.
Died March 18th, 2008 at 54 years old in Hammersmith (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist (1906–2008).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Baden.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 102 years old in Burg im Leimental (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman