In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Sofia Ionescu
Romanian neurosurgeon (1920–2008).
Born April 25th, 1920 in Fălticeni.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 87 years old in Bucharest.
Saukam Khoy
Cambodian politician.
Born February 2nd, 1915 in Cambodia.
Died November 14th, 2008 at 93 years old in Stockton.
Boris Fyodorov
Russian politician and economist (1958-2008).
Born February 13th, 1958 in Moscow.
Died November 19th, 2008 at 50 years old in London (stroke).
Inga Nielsen
Danish opera soprano (1946-2008).
Born June 2nd, 1946 in Holbæk.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 61 years old in Gentofte Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Sven Davidson
Swedish tennis player (1928–2008).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Borås.
Died May 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Arcadia. [ref]
Angeliki Laiou
Greek politician and byzantinist.
Born April 6th, 1941 in Athens.
Died December 11th, 2008 at 67 years old in Boston.
Abdulah Gegić
Yugoslav footballer (1924–2008).
Born March 19th, 1924 in Novi Pazar. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2008 at 84 years old in Novi Sad (stroke). [ref]
Joan Segarra
Spanish footballer (1927-2008).
Born November 15th, 1927 in Barcelona.
Died September 3rd, 2008 at 80 years old in Taradell.
Park Kyung-ni
South korean writer (1926-2008).
Born October 28th, 1926 in Tongyeong.
Died May 5th, 2008 at 81 years old in Wonju (lung cancer). [ref]
Wu Xueqian
Chinese politician (1921–2008).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Shanghai.
Died April 4th, 2008 at 86 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Helmut Zilk
Austrian politician and journalist (1927–2008).
Born June 9th, 1927 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Vienna (heart failure). [ref]
Vija Artmane
Latvian actress (1929-2008).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Kaive.
Died October 11th, 2008 at 79 years old in Strenči. [ref]
Anne-Cath. Vestly
Norwegian writer (1920-2008).
Born February 15th, 1920 in Rena.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 88 years old in Mjøndalen (neurological disorder).
Nikola Kljusev
Prime minister of the republic of macedonia (1927–2008).
Born October 2nd, 1927 in Štip.
Died January 16th, 2008 at 80 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Pierre Lambert
French trotskyist leader (1920–2008).
Born June 9th, 1920 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2008 at 87 years old in Champcueil. [ref]
Constant Vanden Stock
Football coach, football club president (1914-2008).
Born June 13th, 1914 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 93 years old in Uccle.
Pierre Sancan
French musician (1916–2008).
Born October 24th, 1916 in Mazamet. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2008 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease).
Andrés Henestrosa
Mexican poet, writer and politician (1906-2008).
Born November 30th, 1906 in San Francisco Ixhuatán Municipality. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2008 at 101 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
John S. Bull
U.s. navy test pilot, engineer and astronaut (1934–2008).
Born September 25th, 1934 in Memphis.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 73 years old in South Lake Tahoe (asthma). [ref]
Trilochan Singh
Field hockey player (1923–2008).
Born February 12th, 1923 in Lahore.
Died April 24th, 2008 at 85 years old in Ambala. [ref]
Lili Boniche
Algerian musician (1922–2008).
Born April 29th, 1922 in Algiers. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2008 at 85 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
György Kolonics
Hungarian canoe racer (1972-2008).
Born June 4th, 1972 in Budapest.
Died July 15th, 2008 at 36 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Furgler
Swiss politician (1924-2008).
Born June 24th, 1924 in St. Gallen.
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 84 years old in St. Gallen (heart failure). [ref]
Karen Asrian
Armenian chess player (1980–2008).
Born April 24th, 1980 in Yerevan.
Died June 9th, 2008 at 28 years old in Yerevan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ángel González Muñiz
Spanish poet (1925-2008).
Born September 3rd, 1925 in Oviedo.
Died January 12th, 2008 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 883
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare