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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist (1906–2008).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Baden.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 102 years old in Burg im Leimental (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arthur Shawcross
American serial killer (1945–2008).
Born June 6th, 1945 in Kittery.
Died November 10th, 2008 at 63 years old in Albany (heart failure). [ref]
Hua Guofeng
2nd chairman of the chinese communist party, 2nd premier of the people's republic of china (1921–2008).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Jiaocheng County. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 87 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Robert Prosky
American actor (1930–2008).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Beverly Garland
American actress (1926–2008).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Santa Cruz.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Hollywood Hills (disease). [ref]
Tim Russert
American journalist (1950–2008).
Born May 7th, 1950 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2008 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John List
American mass murderer (1925–2008).
Born September 17th, 1925 in Bay City.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 82 years old in Trenton (pneumonia). [ref]
Jesse Helms
American politician (1921–2008).
Born October 18th, 1921 in Monroe.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 86 years old in Raleigh (dementia). [ref]
Killer Kowalski
Canadian professional wrestler (1926–2008).
Born October 13th, 1926 in Windsor.
Died August 30th, 2008 at 81 years old in Everett (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leo Major
Canadian world war ii and korean war soldier (1921–2008).
Born January 23rd, 1921 in New Bedford.
Died October 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Candiac.
Mitch Mitchell
English drummer (1946–2008).
Born July 9th, 1947 in Ealing.
Died November 12th, 2008 at 61 years old in Portland. [ref]
Estelle Reiner
American actress and singer.
Born June 5th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the nation of islam (1933-2008).
Born October 30th, 1933 in Hamtramck.
Died September 9th, 2008 at 74 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maila Nurmi
Finnish american actress (1922–2008).
Born December 11th, 1922 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yma Sumac
Peruvian-american singer (1922–2008).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Callao. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Dee Dee Warwick
American soul singer (1945–2008).
Born September 25th, 1945 in Newark.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 63 years old in Essex County (substance abuse). [ref]
Paul Benedict
American actor (1938–2008).
Born September 17th, 1938 in Silver City.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 70 years old in Martha's Vineyard. [ref]
Robert Rauschenberg
American painter and graphic artist (1925–2008).
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Port Arthur.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 82 years old in Captiva (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivan Dixon
Actor, director, producer (1931–2008).
Born April 6th, 1931 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 76 years old in Charlotte (kidney failure). [ref]
Lois Nettleton
Actress (1927-2008).
Born August 16th, 1927 in Oak Park.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Bruce Edwards Ivins
American microbiologist and vaccinologist (1946–2008).
Born April 22nd, 1946 in Lebanon.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 62 years old in Frederick (drug overdose). [ref]
Stanley Kamel
Actor (1943-2008).
Born January 1st, 1943 in South River.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 65 years old in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nina Foch
American actress (1924–2008).
Born April 20th, 1924 in Leiden.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Mahmoud Darwish
The national palestinian poet, and author (1941–2008).
Born March 13th, 1941 in Al-Birwa.
Died August 9th, 2008 at 67 years old in Houston. [ref]
Samuel P. Huntington
American political scientist (1927–2008).
Born April 18th, 1927 in New York City.
Died December 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Martha's Vineyard (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 883
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