In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Maria Gabriela Llansol
Portuguese writer and translator (1931-2008).
Born November 24th, 1931 in Lisbon.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 76 years old in Sintra (cancer).
Florența Crăciunescu
Athletics competitor (1955-2008).
Born May 7th, 1955 in Stejaru.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 53 years old in Bucharest.
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]
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.
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]
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
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]
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.
Július Strnisko
Czechoslovak wrestler.
Born August 6th, 1958 in Nitra.
Died September 20th, 2008 at 50 years old in Nitra.
Édouard Fachleitner
Road bicycle racer (1921–2008).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Sveta Nedelja.
Died July 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Manosque.
Dieter Gieseler
Olympic cyclist (1941–2008).
Born January 10th, 1941 in Münster.
Died February 8th, 2008 at 67 years old in Amelunxen.
Bruna Colombetti-Peroncini
Italian fencer (1936–2008).
Born January 27th, 1936 in Milan.
Died July 26th, 2008 at 72 years old in Milan. [ref]
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.
Nikolay Puzanov
Russian biathlete (1938–2008).
Born April 7th, 1938 in Kyshtym.
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Walter Haummer
Austrian footballer (1928-2008).
Born November 22nd, 1928 in Austria.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 79 years old
Karl-Heinz Henrichs
Olympic cyclist (1942–2008).
Born July 1st, 1942 in Schermbeck.
Died April 3rd, 2008 at 65 years old in Bocholt.
Bjørn Paulson
Athletics competitor and jurist (1923–2008).
Born June 21st, 1923 in Bergen.
Died January 14th, 2008 at 84 years old in Skien.
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]
Finn Haunstoft
Danish canoe racer (1928–2008).
Born July 8th, 1928 in Aarhus.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 79 years old in Kielstrup Sø. [ref]
Athos Tanzini
Italian fencer (1913-2008).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Livorno.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Malindi.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull