In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Lipke Holthuis
Dutch carcinologist (1921-2008).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Probolinggo.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Leiden.
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]
Bukhuti Gurgenidze
Soviet chess player (1933–2008).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Surami.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 74 years old in Tbilisi.
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]
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]
Peter Rühmkorf
German writer (1929-2008).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Roseburg (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.
Andrzej Badeński
Polish sprinter (1943–2008).
Born May 10th, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 65 years old in Wiesbaden. [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Don McKenzie
American swimmer (1947–2008).
Born May 11th, 1947 in Hollywood.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 61 years old in Reno (brain cancer).
Dieter Noll
East german writer (1927-2008).
Born December 31st, 1927 in Riesa.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Zeuthen.
José Bello
Spanish writer (1904–2008).
Born May 13th, 1904 in Huesca.
Died January 11th, 2008 at 103 years old in Madrid. [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.
El Kazovsky
Russian-born hungarian painter (1948-2008).
Born July 13th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 2008 at 60 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Luis Santibáñez
Chilean football manager (1936–2008).
Born February 7th, 1936 in Antofagasta.
Died September 5th, 2008 at 72 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Ken Naganuma
Japanese association football player and manager (1930–2008).
Born September 5th, 1930 in Hiroshima.
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 77 years old in Japan (respiratory disease).
Deaths 651 to 675 of 883
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami