In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Don McKenzie
American swimmer (1947–2008).
Born May 11th, 1947 in Hollywood.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 61 years old in Reno (brain cancer).
Davey Lee
American actor (1924-2008).
Born December 29th, 1924 in Hollywood.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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).
Rhoshii Wells
American boxer (1976-2008).
Born December 30th, 1976 in Austin.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 31 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Derog Gioura
Nauru politician (1932-2008).
Born September 1st, 1932 in Ubenide Constituency.
Died September 25th, 2008 at 76 years old
Gazanfer Bilge
Turkish wrestler (1924–2008).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Karamürsel district.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
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]
Albert Sing
German footballer (1917–2008).
Born April 7th, 1917 in Eislingen/Fils.
Died August 31st, 2008 at 91 years old in Origlio.
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]
Árpád Orbán
Hungarian footballer (1938-2008).
Born March 14th, 1938 in Győr.
Died April 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Győr.
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]
Hugo Bagnulo
Uruguayan footballer (1915-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1915 in Montevideo.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 92 years old in Montevideo.
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]
Heinz Krügel
German footballer-manager (1921-2008).
Born April 24th, 1921 in Planitz.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Magdeburg. [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]
Joseph Conombo
Burkinabé politician (1917-2008).
Born February 9th, 1917 in Kombissiri. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2008 at 91 years old in Ouagadougou. [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]
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]
Tariq Niazi
Field hockey player (1940-2008).
Born March 15th, 1940 in Mianwali.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 68 years old in Rawalpindi.
Adolfo Suárez Rivera
Mexican catholic cardinal (1927-2008).
Born January 9th, 1927 in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Monterrey. [ref]
Fred Degazon
President of dominica (1913-2008).
Born January 4th, 1913 in Castries.
Died October 4th, 2008 at 95 years old in London.
Ștefan Niculescu
Romanian composer (1927–2008).
Born July 21st, 1927 in Moreni.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
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]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut