In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Heinz Kwiatkowski
German footballer (1926-2008).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 81 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
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]
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]
Sigitas Geda
Lithuanian writer (1943-2008).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Lazdijai District Municipality.
Died December 12th, 2008 at 65 years old in Vilnius. [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).
Ugo Pirro
Italian screenwriter and novelist (1920-2008).
Born April 26th, 1920 in Salerno.
Died January 28th, 2008 at 87 years old in Rome. [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]
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]
Yoji Totsuka
Japanese physicist (1942–2008).
Died July 10th, 2008 at 66 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Mira Alečković
Yugoslav writer (1924–2008).
Born February 2nd, 1924 in Novi Sad.
Died February 27th, 2008 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
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]
S. K. Trimurti
Indonesian politician.
Born May 11th, 1912 in Dutch East Indies.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 96 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
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]
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]
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]
Géza Kalocsay
Footballer (1913–2008).
Born May 30th, 1913 in Berehove.
Died September 26th, 2008 at 95 years old in Budapest.
Manol Manolov
Bulgarian footballer (1925-2008).
Born August 4th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sofia.
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]
Miroslav Dvořák
Czechoslovak professional ice hockey defenseman (1951-2008).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 56 years old in České Budějovice (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Glen Brand
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 3rd, 1923 in Iowa.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 85 years old in Omaha. [ref]
Ibrahim Dossey
Ghanaian footballer (1972-2008).
Born November 24th, 1972 in Accra.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 36 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision). [ref]
Ennio de Concini
Italian film director (1923–2008).
Born December 9th, 1923 in Rome.
Died November 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Rome (tuberculosis). [ref]
Louis Hon
French footballer (1924–2008).
Born September 11th, 1924 in Couches.
Died January 5th, 2008 at 83 years old in Fréjus. [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 883
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire