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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Jaime Gómez
Mexican footballer (1929-2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Manzanillo.
Died May 4th, 2008 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Arthur Tyler
Bobsledder (1915-2008).
Born July 26th, 1915 in Utica.
Died August 23rd, 2008 at 93 years old in Henderson.
Raul Donazar Calvet
Brazilian association football player (1934-2008).
Born November 3rd, 1934 in Bagé.
Died March 29th, 2008 at 73 years old in Porto Alegre.
Lento Goffi
Italian poet.
Born November 15th, 1923 in Chiari.
Died January 14th, 2008 at 84 years old in Brescia.
Bill Miller
American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.
Born November 1st, 1912 in Dodge City.
Died November 13th, 2008 at 96 years old in Paradise Valley.
Şakir Selim
Soviet writer and poet (1942-2008).
Born April 10th, 1942 in Rozdolne Raion.
Died November 18th, 2008 at 66 years old in Simferopol.
Marcel Hendrickx
Belgian cyclist (1925–2008).
Born April 21st, 1925 in Houthalen.
Died February 15th, 2008 at 82 years old in Bilzen.
Ibrayım Yusupov
Soviet, karakalpak and uzbek academic, poet, translator and playwright (1929–2008).
Born May 5th, 1929 in Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast.
Died July 24th, 2008 at 79 years old in Nukus.
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