In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
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]
Bukhuti Gurgenidze
Soviet chess player (1933–2008).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Surami.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 74 years old in Tbilisi.
Tsvetanka Khristova
Athletics competitor.
Born March 14th, 1962 in Kazanlak.
Died November 13th, 2008 at 46 years old in Kazanlak (cancer). [ref]
Raymonde Allain
French model and actress (1912–2008).
Born June 22nd, 1912 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 96 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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]
Peter Rühmkorf
German writer (1929-2008).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Roseburg (cancer). [ref]
Lipke Holthuis
Dutch carcinologist (1921-2008).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Probolinggo.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Leiden.
Jean Prouff
French footballer (1919–2008).
Born September 12th, 1919 in Peillac.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 88 years old in Lannion.
Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
Norwegian comedian and actor (1939–2008).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Oslo.
Died July 3rd, 2008 at 68 years old in Oslo (lung cancer). [ref]
Andrzej Badeński
Polish sprinter (1943–2008).
Born May 10th, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 65 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Jacques Morel
French actor (1922-2008).
Born May 29th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2008 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gerard Batliner
Prime minister of liechtenstein (1928-2008).
Born December 9th, 1928 in Eschen.
Died June 25th, 2008 at 79 years old in Eschen. [ref]
Rose Dieng Kuntz
Senegalese computer scientist (1956–2008).
Born March 27th, 1956 in Dakar. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2008 at 52 years old in Nice.
Lyuben Dilov
Bulgarian writer (1927-2008).
Born December 22nd, 1927 in Cherven bryag. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2008 at 80 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Bhargavi Rao
Telugu novelist, translator, and english professor at osmania university.
Born August 14th, 1944 in Ballary.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 63 years old in Hyderabad.
Adam Ledwoń
Polish footballer (1974-2008).
Born January 15th, 1974 in Olesno.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 34 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (hanging to death). [ref]
Henki Kolstad
Norwegian actor (1915-2008).
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Christiania.
Died July 14th, 2008 at 93 years old in Diakonhjemmet Hospital. [ref]
Stig Claesson
Swedish artist and writer (1928–2008).
Born June 2nd, 1928 in Stockholm.
Died January 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
José Bello
Spanish writer (1904–2008).
Born May 13th, 1904 in Huesca.
Died January 11th, 2008 at 103 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Leonardo Costagliola
Italian footballer and manager (1921-2008).
Born October 27th, 1921 in Taranto.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Florence. [ref]
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Field hockey player (1928–2008).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Gujrat.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 80 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Józef Szajna
Polish sculptor (1922–2008).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Rzeszów. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Norman Smith
British recording engineer, producer, musician (1923-2008).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 85 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Carlos María Abascal Carranza
Mexican lawyer and politician (1949–2008).
Born May 14th, 1949 in Mexico City.
Died December 2nd, 2008 at 59 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer). [ref]
Dieter Noll
East german writer (1927-2008).
Born December 31st, 1927 in Riesa.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Zeuthen.
Deaths 651 to 675 of 883
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius