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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Sharan Rani Backliwal
Indian singer (1929-2008).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Delhi.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Mary Golda Ross
America aerospace engineer, first native american female engineer..
Born August 9th, 1908 in Park Hill. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2008 at 99 years old in Los Altos.
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]
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]
Natalia Bessmertnova
Soviet prima ballerina (1941-2008).
Born July 19th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 66 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Alun Hoddinott
Welsh composer (1929–2008).
Born August 11th, 1929 in Bargoed.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 78 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Reinhard Fabisch
German football manager (1950–2008).
Born August 19th, 1950 in Schwerte.
Died July 12th, 2008 at 57 years old in Münster (cancer). [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]
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Soviet actress.
Born September 9th, 1930 in Potapovo.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Moscow (brain 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]
Arne Domnérus
Swedish musician (1924-2008).
Born December 20th, 1924 in Södermalm.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [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]
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]
Floyd Simmons
Athletics competitor (1923-2008).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Charlotte.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Charlotte.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Annemarie Renger
German politician (1919–2008).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Leipzig.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 88 years old in Remagen. [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]
Akemi Negishi
Japanese actress (1934–2008).
Born March 26th, 1934 in Minato.
Died March 11th, 2008 at 73 years old in Kawasaki (ovarian cancer).
Hans Monderman
Dutch engineer (1945–2008).
Born November 19th, 1945 in Leeuwarden.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 62 years old in Ureterp (prostate cancer). [ref]
Robert Jonquet
French footballer (1925–2008).
Born May 3rd, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2008 at 83 years old in Reims. [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 883
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