In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Horst Stein
German conductor (1928–2008).
Born May 2nd, 1928 in Elberfeld.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 80 years old in Vandœuvres. [ref]
Ricardo Infante
Argentine footballer (1924-2008).
Born June 21st, 1924 in La Plata.
Died December 14th, 2008 at 84 years old in La Plata.
Claude Piron
Swiss translator and esperantist (1931-2008).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Namur.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 76 years old in Gland. [ref]
Gennadi Volnov
Basketball player (1939–2008).
Born November 28th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died July 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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]
René Harris
Nauruan politician (1947–2008).
Born November 11th, 1947 in Aiwo District.
Died July 5th, 2008 at 60 years old in Aiwo District (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paavo Haavikko
Finnish poet and writer (1931–2008).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Helsinki.
Died October 6th, 2008 at 77 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Marisa Sannia
Italian singer, actress (1947–2008).
Born February 15th, 1947 in Iglesias.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 61 years old in Cagliari (liver cancer). [ref]
Anatoly Pristavkin
Russian writer (1931-2008).
Born October 17th, 1931 in Lyubertsy. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2008 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ludu Daw Amar
Burmese writer and journalist (1915–2008).
Born November 29th, 1915 in Mandalay.
Died April 7th, 2008 at 92 years old in Mandalay. [ref]
Robert Tomasulo
American computer scientist (1934-2008).
Born October 31st, 1934.
Died April 3rd, 2008 at 73 years old in Washtenaw County.
Pratap Chandra Chunder
Indian politician (1919–2008).
Born September 1st, 1919 in Kolkata.
Died January 1st, 2008 at 88 years old in Kolkata (cardiovascular disease).
Dolores Alexander
Writer and activist (1931-2008).
Born August 10th, 1931 in Newark.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 76 years old in Palm Harbor.
Halszka Osmólska
Polish paleontologist, researcher and university teacher.
Born September 15th, 1930 in Poznań.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 77 years old in Poland.
Carlos Alhinho
Football player/manager (1949-2008).
Born January 10th, 1949 in São Vicente.
Died May 31st, 2008 at 59 years old in Benguela (falling from height). [ref]
Chuck Daigh
Racecar driver.
Born November 29th, 1923 in Long Beach.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 84 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]
Zélia Gattai
Brazilian writer.
Born July 2nd, 1916 in São Paulo.
Died May 17th, 2008 at 91 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Monica Lovinescu
Romanian writer (1923–2008).
Born November 19th, 1923 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2008 at 84 years old in Villiers-le-Bel. [ref]
Andrei Volkonsky
Soviet, russian and french composer and harpsichordist (1933—2008).
Born February 14th, 1933 in Geneva. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2008 at 75 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Françoise Demulder
French photographer (1947–2008).
Born June 9th, 1947 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 3rd, 2008 at 61 years old in Levallois-Perret (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Corrado Balducci
Italian theologian.
Born May 11th, 1923 in Sarsina.
Died September 20th, 2008 at 85 years old in Rome.
Jacob Lekgetho
South african footballer (1974-2008).
Born March 24th, 1974 in Soweto.
Died September 9th, 2008 at 34 years old in Johannesburg (death from AIDS-related complications).
Premjit Lall
Indian tennis player (1940–2008).
Born October 20th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died December 31st, 2008 at 68 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Carmen Scarpitta
Italian actress (1933–2008).
Born May 26th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died April 26th, 2008 at 74 years old in Cabo San Lucas (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Mikel Laboa
Basque singer-songwriter from donostia (1934-2008).
Born June 15th, 1934 in San Sebastián.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 74 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender