In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Soviet actress.
Born September 9th, 1930 in Potapovo.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]
Gustaw Holoubek
Polish actor, theatre director, senator (1923–2008).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Kraków. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2008 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Mustafa Khalil
Egyptian prime minister (1920-2008).
Born November 18th, 1920 in Qalyubia Governorate.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Anne Armstrong
American diplomat (1927-2008).
Born December 27th, 1927 in New Orleans.
Died July 30th, 2008 at 80 years old in Houston (cancer). [ref]
Ruth Cardoso
Brazilian anthropologist, 34th first lady of brazil (1930-2008).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Araraquara.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Cecilia Colledge
British figure skater.
Born November 28th, 1920 in London.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Natalia Bessmertnova
Soviet prima ballerina (1941-2008).
Born July 19th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 66 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Sharan Rani Backliwal
Indian singer (1929-2008).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Delhi.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Larry James
Athletics competitor, 400 metres runner.
Born November 6th, 1947 in Mount Pleasant.
Died November 6th, 2008 at 61 years old in Galloway Township (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Brian Pippard
British physicist (1920-2008).
Born September 7th, 1920 in Earl's Court.
Died September 21st, 2008 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Floyd Simmons
Athletics competitor (1923-2008).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Charlotte.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Charlotte.
Henry Brant
American composer (1913–2008).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Montreal.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
G. David Low
American astronaut (1956–2008).
Born February 19th, 1956 in Cleveland.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 52 years old in Reston (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ian McColl
Scottish footballer and manager (1927–2008).
Born June 7th, 1927 in Alexandria.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 81 years old in Scotland. [ref]
Alun Hoddinott
Welsh composer (1929–2008).
Born August 11th, 1929 in Bargoed.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 78 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Arne Domnérus
Swedish musician (1924-2008).
Born December 20th, 1924 in Södermalm.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Horațiu Rădulescu
French-romanian composer (1942-2008).
Born January 7th, 1942 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2008 at 66 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Miyuki Kanbe
Japanese actress and singer (1984-2008).
Born May 7th, 1984 in Kawasaki.
Died June 18th, 2008 at 24 years old in Kawasaki (heart failure). [ref]
Horst Skoff
Austrian tennis player (1968–2008).
Born August 22nd, 1968 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 39 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Annemarie Renger
German politician (1919–2008).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Leipzig.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 88 years old in Remagen. [ref]
Mikhail Solomentsev
Soviet politician (1913-2008).
Born November 7th, 1913.
Died February 15th, 2008 at 94 years old in Moscow.
Arthur Burks
American mathematician who contributed to the design of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (1915–2008).
Born October 13th, 1915 in Duluth. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2008 at 92 years old in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Akemi Negishi
Japanese actress (1934–2008).
Born March 26th, 1934 in Minato.
Died March 11th, 2008 at 73 years old in Kawasaki (ovarian cancer).
Barrington J. Bayley
British writer (1937-2008).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 883
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson