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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Sabin Bălașa
Romanian artist (1932-2008).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Dobriceni.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 75 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luciano Pigozzi
Italian actor (1927-2008).
Born January 10th, 1927 in Novellara.
Died June 14th, 2008 at 81 years old in Rome.
Jun Ichikawa
1948-2008 japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born November 25th, 1948 in Tokyo.
Died September 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Angeliki Laiou
Greek politician and byzantinist.
Born April 6th, 1941 in Athens.
Died December 11th, 2008 at 67 years old in Boston.
Tahereh Saffarzadeh
Iranian academic (1936–2008).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Sirjan.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Tehran. [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]
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).
Michael Hinz
German actor (1939-2008).
Born December 28th, 1939 in Berlin.
Died November 6th, 2008 at 68 years old in Munich (stroke).
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]
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.
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]
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]
Trilochan Singh
Field hockey player (1923–2008).
Born February 12th, 1923 in Lahore.
Died April 24th, 2008 at 85 years old in Ambala. [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]
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]
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]
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).
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]
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]
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]
Horst Stein
German conductor (1928–2008).
Born May 2nd, 1928 in Elberfeld.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 80 years old in Vandœuvres. [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 883
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius