In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Sam Tingle
Racecar driver.
Born August 24th, 1921 in Manchester.
Died December 19th, 2008 at 87 years old in Somerset West.
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).
Corrado Balducci
Italian theologian.
Born May 11th, 1923 in Sarsina.
Died September 20th, 2008 at 85 years old in Rome.
Nuridin Mukhitdinov
Soviet politician (1917–2008).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Tashkent.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
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).
Tano Cimarosa
Italian actor and director (1922–2008).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Messina.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Messina. [ref]
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]
Gabriel París Gordillo
President of colombia (1910-2008).
Born March 8th, 1910 in Ibagué.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 98 years old in Girardot (pneumonia). [ref]
Luigi Malerba
Italian screenwriter (1927–2008).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Berceto.
Died May 8th, 2008 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Igor Dmitriev
Soviet and russian actor (1927-2008).
Born May 29th, 1927 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 26th, 2008 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Magomed Yevloyev
Russian journalist (1971-2008).
Born November 22nd, 1971 in Malgobek.
Died August 31st, 2008 at 36 years old in Nazran.
Jan Machulski
Polish actor and stage director (1928–2008).
Died November 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Noni Jabavu
South african writer and journalist (1919–2008).
Born August 20th, 1919.
Died June 18th, 2008 at 88 years old in East London. [ref]
Milan Kymlicka
Czechoslovakian and canadian arranger, composer and conductor (1936–2008).
Died October 10th, 2008 at 72 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Carl Kaufmann
German sprinter (1936-2008).
Born March 25th, 1936 in New York City.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 72 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Paulo Amaral
Brazilian association football player (1923-2008).
Born October 18th, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Gianni Raimondi
Italian opera singer (1923–2008).
Born April 13th, 1923 in Bologna.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 85 years old in Pianoro.
Florestano Vancini
Italian film director (1926–2008).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Ferrara.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mikhail Tanich
Soviet and russian poet (1923—2008).
Born September 15th, 1923 in Taganrog.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Nunzio Gallo
Italian singer (1928-2008).
Born March 25th, 1928 in Naples.
Died February 22nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Telese Terme (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Graham Higman
British mathematician (1917–2008).
Born January 19th, 1917 in Louth.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Ralph Klein
Israeli basketball player-coach.
Born July 29th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died August 7th, 2008 at 77 years old in Ramat Gan (colorectal cancer).
Nadia Nerina
South african ballet dancer (1927–2008).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Cape Town, Bloemfontein. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. [ref]
Valentin Bubukin
Russian footballer (1933-2008).
Born April 23rd, 1933 in Moscow.
Died October 30th, 2008 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 576 to 600 of 883
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche