In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Rudolf Illovszky
Hungarian footballer (1922-2008).
Born February 21st, 1922 in Budapest.
Died September 23rd, 2008 at 86 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Ferenc Sánta
Hungarian writer (1927-2008).
Born September 4th, 1927 in Brașov.
Died June 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Budapest. [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]
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.
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]
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]
Eugenió Montejo
Venezuelan writer (1938–2008).
Born October 19th, 1938 in Caracas.
Died June 6th, 2008 at 69 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Sheila Bhatia
Punjabi poet and playwright.
Born March 1st, 1916 in Sialkot.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 91 years old
Károly Németh
Hungarian politician (1922-2008).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Páka.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in Budapest.
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]
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]
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]
Christel Goltz
Singer (1912–2008).
Born July 8th, 1912 in Dortmund.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 96 years old in Baden.
Omar Caetano
Uruguayan footballer (1938-2008).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died July 2nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Montevideo. [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.
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]
Laurus Škurla
Bishop in the russian orthodox church outside of russia (1928–2008).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Ladomirová.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 80 years old in Jordanville.
Nicolae Linca
Boxer.
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Blaj.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Feisa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Koloa Talake
Prime minister of tuvalu (1934-2008).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Vaitupu.
Died May 26th, 2008 at 73 years old in Auckland.
Leopoldo Elia
Italian politician (1925-2008).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Fano.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Rome.
Yury Glazkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1939-2008).
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Moscow.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Wieńczysław Gliński
Polish actor (1921-2008).
Born May 10th, 1921 in Astrakhan.
Died July 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Ahmet Hadžipašić
Bosnia and herzegovina politician (1952-2008).
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 56 years old in Zenica (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [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).
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen