In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Ítalo Luder
Argentine politician (1916-2008).
Born December 31st, 1916 in Rafaela.
Died May 25th, 2008 at 91 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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.
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]
Lento Goffi
Italian poet.
Born November 15th, 1923 in Chiari.
Died January 14th, 2008 at 84 years old in Brescia.
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.
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.
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.
Deaths 876 to 883 of 883
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci