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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
František Tikal
Czech ice hockey coach, ice hockey player and field hockey player (1933–2008).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Včelná.
Died August 10th, 2008 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Novak Roganović
Serbian footballer (1932–2008).
Born January 14th, 1932 in Senta.
Died February 4th, 2008 at 76 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]
Igor Rudakov
Soviet rowing cox.
Born October 8th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 17th, 2008 at 73 years old
Florența Crăciunescu
Athletics competitor (1955-2008).
Born May 7th, 1955 in Stejaru.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
Detlef Lewe
Canoe racer.
Born June 20th, 1939 in Dortmund.
Died October 1st, 2008 at 69 years old in Munich. [ref]
Bertil Albertsson
Swedish athlete (1921–2008).
Born September 1st, 1921 in Uppsala.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 86 years old in Upplands Väsby.
Georgy Yegorov
Soviet admiral of the fleet (1918-2008).
Born October 30th, 1918 in Mestanovo.
Died February 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jacques Lunis
French sprinter (1923–2008).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Pierrecourt. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2008 at 85 years old in Le Plessis-Trévise. [ref]
Yuriy Konovalov
Athletics competitor (1929–2008).
Born December 30th, 1929 in Baku.
Died May 25th, 2008 at 78 years old in Smolensk.
Alexey Skvortsov
Russian botanist (1920-2008).
Born February 9th, 1920. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2008 at 88 years old [ref]
Luis de Souza Ferreira
Peruvian footballer (1908-2008).
Born October 6th, 1908 in Lima. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2008 at 99 years old in Peru. [ref]
German Skurygin
Russian racewalker (1963-2008).
Born September 15th, 1963 in Udmurtia.
Died November 28th, 2008 at 45 years old in Izhevsk (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Juan Ayra Rodríguez
Cuban footballer (1911-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1911 in Guantánamo.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 97 years old
Cissie Stewart
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1911–2008).
Born July 19th, 1911 in Dundee.
Died January 8th, 2008 at 96 years old in Troon.
Inga Fischer-Hjalmars
Swedish physicist, chemist, and humanist (1918-2008).
Born January 16th, 1918 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died September 17th, 2008 at 90 years old in Lidingö.
Édouard Fachleitner
Road bicycle racer (1921–2008).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Sveta Nedelja.
Died July 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Manosque.
Július Strnisko
Czechoslovak wrestler.
Born August 6th, 1958 in Nitra.
Died September 20th, 2008 at 50 years old in Nitra.
Dieter Gieseler
Olympic cyclist (1941–2008).
Born January 10th, 1941 in Münster.
Died February 8th, 2008 at 67 years old in Amelunxen.
Daniel Van Ryckeghem
Belgian road bicycle racer (1945–2008).
Born May 29th, 1945 in Meulebeke.
Died May 26th, 2008 at 62 years old in Meulebeke.
Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini
Italian fencer (1936–2008).
Born January 27th, 1936 in Milan.
Died July 26th, 2008 at 72 years old in Milan. [ref]
Walter Haummer
Austrian footballer (1928-2008).
Born November 22nd, 1928 in Austria.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 79 years old
Nikolay Puzanov
Russian biathlete (1938–2008).
Born April 7th, 1938 in Kyshtym.
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Karl-Heinz Henrichs
Olympic cyclist (1942–2008).
Born July 1st, 1942 in Schermbeck.
Died April 3rd, 2008 at 65 years old in Bocholt.
Alla Masevich
Soviet astronomer (1918–2008).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Tbilisi.
Died May 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Bjørn Paulson
Athletics competitor and jurist (1923–2008).
Born June 21st, 1923 in Bergen.
Died January 14th, 2008 at 84 years old in Skien.
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