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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
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]
Ottavio Cogliati
Olympic cyclist (1939–2008).
Born June 4th, 1939 in Nerviano.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 68 years old in Magenta. [ref]
Athos Tanzini
Italian fencer (1913-2008).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Livorno.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Malindi.
Affonso Évora
Basketball player (1918–2008).
Born August 26th, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Petrópolis (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Douglas Bennett
Canoe racer.
Born September 13th, 1918 in Saint-Lambert.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 89 years old in Montreal.
Alex Close
Cyclist (1921–2008).
Born November 26th, 1921 in Moignelée.
Died October 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Ligny. [ref]
Carole Caldwell Graebner
American tennis player (1943–2008).
Born June 24th, 1943 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 19th, 2008 at 65 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Ralph Hansch
Canadian ice hockey player (1924–2008).
Born May 20th, 1924 in Edmonton.
Died February 29th, 2008 at 83 years old in Edmonton.
Chicão
Brazilian footballer and manager (1949–2008).
Born January 30th, 1949 in Piracicaba.
Died October 8th, 2008 at 59 years old in São Paulo (esophageal cancer).
Georgy Skhirtladze
Olympic wrestler (1932-2008).
Born November 9th, 1932 in Oni Municipality. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2008 at 75 years old in Tbilisi.
Stanislav Konopásek
Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach (1923–2008).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Hořovice. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2008 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Guido Santin
Italian rower (1911–2008).
Born January 1st, 1911 in Cavallino-Treporti.
Died August 1st, 2008 at 97 years old in Cavallino-Treporti.
Alexandra Berková
Czech writer, publicist, educator, publicist, translator and scriptwriter (1949-2008).
Born July 2nd, 1949 in Trenčín.
Died June 16th, 2008 at 58 years old in Prague.
Jef Van Der Linden
Belgian footballer (1927-2008).
Born November 2nd, 1927 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2008 at 80 years old
Gábor Delneky
Fencer (1932–2008).
Born May 29th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 76 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Branka Raunig
Archaeologist from bosnia and herzegovina.
Born January 1st, 1935 in Sarajevo.
Died June 13th, 2008 at 73 years old in Bihać.
Peter Dickson
Australian rower (1945–2008).
Born August 27th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died June 27th, 2008 at 62 years old in Lindfield.
Véronique Ahoyo
Beninese politician (1939-2008).
Born June 29th, 1939 in Cotonou.
Died December 14th, 2008 at 69 years old in Bassila (traffic collision).
Rina Zaripova
Tatar translator, journalist and teacher, distinguished for her cultural contributions.
Born March 12th, 1941 in Meñnär.
Died January 10th, 2008 at 66 years old in Kazan (cancer). [ref]
Ekaterina Mikhailovna Andreeva
Uzbek arachnologist (1941–2008).
Born November 16th, 1941 in Tashkent.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 66 years old in Milanówek.
Robert Adlard
Field hockey player (1915–2008).
Born November 15th, 1915 in Winchcombe.
Died October 22nd, 2008 at 92 years old in Winchcombe. [ref]
Vittorio Lucarelli
Fencer (1928-2008).
Born October 31st, 1928 in Rome.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 79 years old in Tivoli. [ref]
Ihor Yemchuk
Ukrainian rower.
Born December 2nd, 1930 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2008 at 77 years old in Kyiv.
Gertrude Liebhart
Austrian sprint canoer (1928–2008).
Born October 26th, 1928 in Langenzersdorf. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2008 at 80 years old
Igor Polyakov
Soviet rower (1912-2008).
Born July 15th, 1912 in Moscow.
Died May 16th, 2008 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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