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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
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]
Beatrice Ohanessian
Iraqi-american musician.
Born March 15th, 1927 in Baghdad.
Died July 17th, 2008 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Kazys Petkevičius
Lithuanian basketball player (1926–2008).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Pakruojis District Municipality.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 82 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Tomislav Ladan
Croatian writer, translator and linguist (1932–2008).
Born June 25th, 1932 in Ivanjica.
Died September 12th, 2008 at 76 years old in Zagreb (cancer).
Wei Wei
Chinese writer (1920-2008).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Zhengzhou.
Died August 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
Edwin Ernest Salpeter
Austrian–australian–american astrophysicist (1924–2008).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Vienna.
Died November 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Ithaca (leukemia). [ref]
Mario Bertok
Croatian chess master (1929-2008).
Born September 2nd, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died August 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Jarun (drowning). [ref]
Klaus Michael Grüber
German theatre director and actor (1941–2008).
Born June 4th, 1941 in Neckarelz. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2008 at 67 years old in Le Palais.
Fernand Jaccard
Swiss footballer (1907-2008).
Born October 8th, 1907 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died April 15th, 2008 at 100 years old in Lutry.
Daniela Klemenschits
Austrian tennis player (1982–2008).
Born November 13th, 1982 in Vienna.
Died April 9th, 2008 at 25 years old in Salzburg (stomach cancer). [ref]
Óscar Gómez Sánchez
Peruvian footballer (1934-2008).
Born October 31st, 1934 in Lima.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 73 years old in Lima.
Nikola Karaklajić
Serbian chess master (1926–2008).
Born February 24th, 1926 in Belgrade.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 82 years old in Belgrade.
Antonio Innocenti
Catholic cardinal (1915-2008).
Born August 23rd, 1915 in Poppi.
Died September 6th, 2008 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lenka Reinerová
Czech writer, publicist and translator.
Born May 17th, 1916 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2008 at 92 years old in Prague. [ref]
Rubén Héctor Sosa
Argentine footballer (1936-2008).
Born November 14th, 1936 in Las Parejas.
Died September 13th, 2008 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes).
Erwin Ballabio
Swiss footballer (1918-2008).
Born October 20th, 1918 in Solothurn.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 89 years old in Grenchen.
Lutfiyar Imanov
Azerbaijani opera singer (1928–2008).
Born April 17th, 1928 in Sabirabad.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Baku.
Heinz Wewers
German footballer (1927-2008).
Born July 27th, 1927 in Gladbeck.
Died August 29th, 2008 at 81 years old in Essen.
Carlos Aponte
Colombian footballer (1939-2008).
Born January 24th, 1939 in Tunja.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Bogotá.
Ričardas Tamulis
Boxer (1938-2008).
Born July 22nd, 1938 in Kaunas.
Died April 22nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Jonava (falling from height).
Stanisław Różewicz
Polish film director and screenwriter (1924–2008).
Born August 16th, 1924 in Radomsko.
Died November 9th, 2008 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Ramiro Navarro
Mexican footballer and historian (1943-2008).
Born May 25th, 1943 in Tepatitlán de Morelos. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2008 at 64 years old [ref]
Astrid Løken
Norwegian entomologist (1911-2008).
Born April 14th, 1911 in Christiania.
Died January 19th, 2008 at 96 years old [ref]
Marie Takvam
Norwegian writer (1926–2008).
Born December 5th, 1926 in Skylstad. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2008 at 81 years old in Lier. [ref]
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