In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Brian Doyle
Australian rower.
Born August 18th, 1930 in Melbourne.
Died June 1st, 2008 at 77 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Örn Clausen
Icelandic decathlete.
Born November 8th, 1928 in Reykjavík.
Died December 12th, 2008 at 80 years old in Reykjavík.
Regina Schöpf
Alpine skier.
Born September 16th, 1935 in Innsbruck.
Died October 30th, 2008 at 73 years old
Ivar Mathisen
Canoe racer (1920–2008).
Born June 14th, 1920 in Bærum Municipality.
Died October 7th, 2008 at 88 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Miroslav Koranda
Czechoslovak rower (1934–2008).
Born November 6th, 1934 in Prague, Teplice. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2008 at 73 years old [ref]
Jean-Jacques Guissart
French rower (1927–2008).
Born September 5th, 1927 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Died September 15th, 2008 at 81 years old in Cannes.
Leon De Lathouwer
Belgian cyclist (1929–2008).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Wetteren.
Died August 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Kalken.
Oszkár Csuvik
Hungarian water polo player (1925-2008).
Born March 28th, 1925 in Budapest.
Died October 13th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Vincenzo D'Angelo
Italian water polo player.
Born January 22nd, 1951 in Bacoli. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2008 at 57 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
Ítalo Luder
Argentine politician (1916-2008).
Born December 31st, 1916 in Rafaela.
Died May 25th, 2008 at 91 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Roger Foulon
Belgian writer (1923-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Thuin.
Died February 25th, 2008 at 84 years old in Thuin. [ref]
Thor Pedersen
Norwegian rower (1924-2008).
Born August 31st, 1924 in Bergen.
Died August 15th, 2008 at 83 years old
Gaston Dron
Olympic cyclist (1924–2008).
Born March 19th, 1924 in Clichy.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 84 years old in Dreux.
Kees Wijdekop
Dutch sprint canoeist (1914–2008).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 94 years old in Purmerend. [ref]
Preben Isaksson
Danish cyclist (1943-2008).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Copenhagen.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 65 years old in Greve Municipality.
Helmut Heinhold
West german rower (1927–2008).
Born July 1st, 1927 in Bremen.
Died November 7th, 2008 at 81 years old in Herne.
Victor Pryazhnikov
Russian ice hockey player (1933–2008).
Born December 23rd, 1933 in Elektrostal.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Lücker
West german field hockey player (1931–2008).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Euskirchen.
Died December 22nd, 2008 at 77 years old in Velbert. [ref]
Refat Appazov
Soviet scientist.
Born September 8th, 1920 in Simferopol.
Died April 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Korolyov.
Irmgard Praetz
German athletics competitor.
Born August 9th, 1920 in Salzwedel.
Died November 7th, 2008 at 88 years old in Garching bei München.
Jana Rabasová
Olympic gymnast (1933–2008).
Born July 22nd, 1933 in Prague.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 74 years old
Moshe Levy
12th chief of general staff of the israel defense forces (1936–2008).
Born April 18th, 1936 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2008 at 71 years old in Afula (stroke). [ref]
Werner Rosenbaum
German field hockey player (1927–2008).
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Munich.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 81 years old [ref]
Jan Hijzelendoorn
Dutch cyclist (1929–2008).
Born March 20th, 1929 in Amsterdam.
Died October 22nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Uithoorn. [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender