In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Radovan Lukavský
Czech dubbing actor, actor, professor and university educator (1919–2008).
Born November 1st, 1919 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2008 at 88 years old in Prague (heart failure). [ref]
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]
Serge Nigg
French composer (1924–2008).
Born June 6th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2008 at 84 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Eugenió Montejo
Venezuelan writer (1938–2008).
Born October 19th, 1938 in Caracas.
Died June 6th, 2008 at 69 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Christel Goltz
Singer (1912–2008).
Born July 8th, 1912 in Dortmund.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 96 years old in Baden.
Árpád Orbán
Hungarian footballer (1938-2008).
Born March 14th, 1938 in Győr.
Died April 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Győr.
Sheila Bhatia
Punjabi poet and playwright.
Born March 1st, 1916 in Sialkot.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 91 years old
Nan Hoover
American-dutch artist (1931-2008).
Born May 12th, 1931 in Bay Shore.
Died June 9th, 2008 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Dina Cocea
Romanian actress (1912-2008).
Born November 27th, 1912 in Bucharest.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Márta Pán
Sculptor from hungary and france (1923-2008).
Born June 12th, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2008 at 85 years old in Fontenay-lès-Briis. [ref]
Omar Caetano
Uruguayan footballer (1938-2008).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died July 2nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Alan Ford
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder, engineer.
Born December 7th, 1923 in Panama City.
Died November 3rd, 2008 at 84 years old in Sarasota (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Gérard Calvet
French abbot (1927–2008).
Born November 18th, 1927 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2008 at 80 years old in Carpentras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ferenc Sánta
Hungarian writer (1927-2008).
Born September 4th, 1927 in Brașov.
Died June 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Tosia Malamud
Ukrainian-born mexican sculptor (1923–2008).
Born March 17th, 1923 in Vinnytsia.
Died July 16th, 2008 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
Leopoldo Elia
Italian politician (1925-2008).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Fano.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Rome.
Nicolae Linca
Boxer.
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Blaj.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Feisa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Viktor Kuzkin
Russian ice hockey player (1940–2008).
Born July 6th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 67 years old in Sochi (drowning).
Koloa Talake
Prime minister of tuvalu (1934-2008).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Vaitupu.
Died May 26th, 2008 at 73 years old in Auckland.
Wieńczysław Gliński
Polish actor (1921-2008).
Born May 10th, 1921 in Astrakhan.
Died July 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Beatrice Ohanessian
Iraqi-american musician.
Born March 15th, 1927 in Baghdad.
Died July 17th, 2008 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Yury Glazkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1939-2008).
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Moscow.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Károly Németh
Hungarian politician (1922-2008).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Páka.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Ahmet Hadžipašić
Bosnia and herzegovina politician (1952-2008).
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 56 years old in Zenica (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Algimantas Masiulis
Lithuanian actor (1931-2008).
Born July 10th, 1931 in Surdegis.
Died August 19th, 2008 at 77 years old in Kaunas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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