In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Rhoshii Wells
American boxer (1976-2008).
Born December 30th, 1976 in Austin.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 31 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Davey Lee
American actor (1924-2008).
Born December 29th, 1924 in Hollywood.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [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]
Albert Sing
German footballer (1917–2008).
Born April 7th, 1917 in Eislingen/Fils.
Died August 31st, 2008 at 91 years old in Origlio.
Derog Gioura
Nauru politician (1932-2008).
Born September 1st, 1932 in Ubenide Constituency.
Died September 25th, 2008 at 76 years old
Anton Allemann
Swiss footballer (1936-2008).
Born January 6th, 1936 in Solothurn.
Died August 3rd, 2008 at 72 years old in Klosters (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marcello Fondato
Italian film director and screenwriter (1924–2008).
Born January 8th, 1924 in Rome.
Died November 13th, 2008 at 84 years old in San Felice Circeo. [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]
Tariq Niazi
Field hockey player (1940-2008).
Born March 15th, 1940 in Mianwali.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 68 years old in Rawalpindi.
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]
Benoît Lamy
Belgian film director, producer and screenwriter (1945–2008).
Born September 19th, 1945 in Arlon.
Died April 15th, 2008 at 62 years old in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]
Kunio Lemari
President of the marshall islands (1942-2008).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Jaluit Atoll.
Died March 28th, 2008 at 65 years old in Majuro (diabetes). [ref]
Aziz Sedki
Prime minister of egypt (1920-2008).
Born July 1st, 1920 in Cairo. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2008 at 87 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Heinz Krügel
German footballer-manager (1921-2008).
Born April 24th, 1921 in Planitz.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Magdeburg. [ref]
Hugo Bagnulo
Uruguayan footballer (1915-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1915 in Montevideo.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 92 years old in Montevideo.
Gazanfer Bilge
Turkish wrestler (1924–2008).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Karamürsel district.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Rimma Kazakova
Russian poet (1932–2008).
Born January 27th, 1932 in Sevastopol.
Died May 19th, 2008 at 76 years old in Yudino, Odintsovsky District. [ref]
Rudolf Illovszky
Hungarian footballer (1922-2008).
Born February 21st, 1922 in Budapest.
Died September 23rd, 2008 at 86 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Witold Woyda
Polish fencer (1939–2008).
Born May 10th, 1939 in Poznań.
Died May 5th, 2008 at 68 years old in Bronxville (lung cancer). [ref]
Tormod Haugen
Norwegian children's writer (1945–2008).
Born May 12th, 1945 in Trysil Municipality.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 63 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ștefan Niculescu
Romanian composer (1927–2008).
Born July 21st, 1927 in Moreni.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
Joseph Conombo
Burkinabé politician (1917-2008).
Born February 9th, 1917 in Kombissiri. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2008 at 91 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Ronald A. Parise
American astronaut (1951–2008).
Born May 24th, 1951 in Warren.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer). [ref]
Jadesola Olayinka Akande
Nigerian lawyer and academic (1940 – 2008).
Born November 15th, 1940 in Ibadan.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 67 years old in Lagos State.
Fred Degazon
President of dominica (1913-2008).
Born January 4th, 1913 in Castries.
Died October 4th, 2008 at 95 years old in London.
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