In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Régis Genaux
Belgian football player/manager (1973-2008).
Born August 31st, 1973.
Died November 8th, 2008 at 35 years old in Chaudfontaine (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ana Kalandadze
Georgian poet (1924–2008).
Born December 15th, 1924 in Khidistavi.
Died March 11th, 2008 at 83 years old in Tbilisi (cerebrovascular disease).
İlhan Berk
Turkish poet and writer (1918–2008).
Born November 18th, 1918 in Manisa.
Died August 28th, 2008 at 89 years old in Bodrum. [ref]
Cor Brom
Dutch footballer and manager (1932-2008).
Born August 27th, 1932 in Amsterdam.
Died October 29th, 2008 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Federico Luzzi
Italian tennis player (1980–2008).
Born January 3rd, 1980 in Arezzo.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 28 years old in Arezzo (leukemia). [ref]
Shūichi Katō
Japanese critic and author (1919-2008).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Tokyo.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Luigi Batzella
Italian film director, actor, screenwriter and film editor (1924-2008).
Born May 27th, 1924 in San Sperate.
Died November 18th, 2008 at 84 years old in San Sperate.
Dino Toso
Italian-dutch motorsport engineer.
Born February 11th, 1969 in Delft.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 39 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]
Roy Saari
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, water polo player, lawyer.
Born February 26th, 1945 in Buffalo.
Died December 30th, 2008 at 63 years old in Mammoth Lakes. [ref]
Giovanni Viola
Italian footballer (1926-2008).
Born June 20th, 1926 in San Benigno Canavese.
Died July 7th, 2008 at 82 years old in Turin. [ref]
Ugo Pirro
Italian screenwriter and novelist (1920-2008).
Born April 20th, 1920 in Salerno.
Died January 28th, 2008 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mira Alečković
Yugoslav writer (1924–2008).
Born February 2nd, 1924 in Novi Sad.
Died February 27th, 2008 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Yoji Totsuka
Japanese physicist (1942–2008).
Died July 10th, 2008 at 66 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Géza Kalocsay
Footballer (1913–2008).
Born May 30th, 1913 in Berehove.
Died September 26th, 2008 at 95 years old in Budapest.
Gérard Lauzier
French director (1932–2008).
Born November 30th, 1932 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2008 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Eva Pflug
German actress and voice actress (1929–2008).
Born June 12th, 1929 in Leipzig.
Died August 5th, 2008 at 79 years old in Grünwald. [ref]
Béatrix Beck
French writer of belgian origin (1914–2008).
Born July 30th, 1914 in Villars-sur-Ollon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2008 at 94 years old in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Manol Manolov
Bulgarian footballer (1925-2008).
Born August 4th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sofia.
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Croatian actress (1935–2008).
Born December 22nd, 1935 in Sarajevo.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb (stroke). [ref]
Tsvetanka Khristova
Athletics competitor.
Born March 14th, 1962 in Kazanlak.
Died November 13th, 2008 at 46 years old in Kazanlak (cancer). [ref]
S. K. Trimurti
Indonesian politician.
Born May 11th, 1912 in Dutch East Indies.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 96 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Louis Hon
French footballer (1924–2008).
Born September 11th, 1924 in Couches.
Died January 5th, 2008 at 83 years old in Fréjus. [ref]
Glen Brand
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 3rd, 1923 in Iowa.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 85 years old in Omaha. [ref]
Antonio Gava
Italian politician (1930-2008).
Born July 30th, 1930 in Castellammare di Stabia.
Died August 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ferenc Fejtő
Historian, literary historian, critic, journalist (1909–2008).
Born August 31st, 1909 in Nagykanizsa.
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 98 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 883
The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé