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In the year 2008
809 Notable deaths
Samuel P. Huntington
American political scientist (1927–2008).
Born April 18th, 1927 in New York City.
Died December 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Martha's Vineyard (diabetes). [ref]
Mahmoud Darwish
The national palestinian poet, and author (1941–2008).
Born March 13th, 1941 in Al-Birwa.
Died August 9th, 2008 at 67 years old in Houston. [ref]
Static Major
American musician (1974–2008).
Born November 11th, 1974 in Louisville.
Died February 25th, 2008 at 33 years old in Louisville (dyspnea). [ref]
Levi Stubbs
American singer, actor (1936-2008).
Born June 6th, 1936 in Detroit.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 72 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]
Estelle Reiner
American actress and singer.
Born June 5th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Cedella Booker
Jamaican singer and writer (1926-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Saint Ann Parish.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]
Edie Adams
American actress, comedian, singer, and businesswoman (1927–2008).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Kingston.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Randy Pausch
American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design.
Born October 23rd, 1960 in Baltimore.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 47 years old in Chesapeake (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sam Bottoms
American actor (1955–2008).
Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Paul Scofield
British actor (1922–2008).
Born January 21st, 1922 in West Sussex.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 86 years old in Sussex (leukemia). [ref]
Margaret Truman
American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd president of the united states harry s. truman (1924-2008).
Born February 17th, 1924 in Independence.
Died January 29th, 2008 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Don S. Davis
American character actor (1942-2008).
Born August 4th, 1942 in Aurora.
Died June 29th, 2008 at 65 years old in Gibsons (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
Indian politician (1931-2008).
Born February 14th, 1931 in Hyderabad.
Died September 29th, 2008 at 77 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Reg Varney
Actor (1916-2008).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Canning Town.
Died November 16th, 2008 at 92 years old in Budleigh Salterton (infectious disease). [ref]
Henry Molaison
American memory disorder patient (1926–2008).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Manchester.
Died December 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in Windsor Locks (respiratory failure).
Don LaFontaine
American voice actor (1940-2008).
Born August 26th, 1940 in Duluth.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory disease). [ref]
John Archibald Wheeler
American physicist.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Jacksonville.
Died April 13th, 2008 at 96 years old in Hightstown (pneumonia). [ref]
Evelyn Keyes
American film actress.
Born November 20th, 1916 in Port Arthur.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 91 years old in Montecito (uterine cancer).
George Stephen Morrison
American admiral (1919-2008).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Rome.
Died November 17th, 2008 at 89 years old in Coronado. [ref]
Allan Melvin
American actor (1923–2008).
Born February 18th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died January 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Brentwood (cancer).
Ruslana Korshunova
Kazakhstani fashion model.
Born July 2nd, 1987 in Almaty.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 20 years old in Manhattan (fall). [ref]
Tony Hillerman
Novelist (1925-2008).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Pottawatomie County.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Albuquerque (respiratory failure). [ref]
Sandy Allen
American female giant (1955–2008).
Born June 18th, 1955 in Chicago.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 53 years old in Shelbyville (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard Rorty
American philosopher (1931–2007).
Born October 4th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 76 years old in Palo Alto (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Baldev Raj Chopra
Indian film director (1914–2008).
Born April 22nd, 1914 in Ludhiana.
Died November 5th, 2008 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 809
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