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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait in 2006.
Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Amiri Hospital. [ref]
Gidget Gein
American musician (1969–2008).
Born September 11th, 1969 in Hollywood.
Died October 9th, 2008 at 39 years old in Burbank (poison).
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Soviet and kyrgyz author (1928–2008).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Sheker.
Died June 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Nuremberg (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Ollie Johnston
American animator (1912-2008).
Born October 13th, 1912 in Palo Alto.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 95 years old in Sequim. [ref]
Manna
Bangladeshi film actor, film producer and film organizer (1964–2008).
Born April 14th, 1964 in Tangail District.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 43 years old in Gulshan Thana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alain Robbe-Grillet
French author and film director (1922–2008).
Born August 18th, 1922 in Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon.
Died February 18th, 2008 at 85 years old in Caen (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Forrest J Ackerman
American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008).
Born November 24th, 1916 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2008 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Greg Burson
American voice actor (1949-2008).
Born June 29th, 1949 in Anaheim.
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
George MacDonald Fraser
English-born author of scottish descent.
Born April 2nd, 1925 in Carlisle.
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in Douglas (cancer). [ref]
Jayshree Gadkar
Indian actress (1942-2008).
Born February 21st, 1942 in Karwar.
Died August 29th, 2008 at 66 years old [ref]
George Furth
American actor, playwright and librettist (1932–2008).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Marcel Chevalier
French executioner (1921–2008).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Vendôme. [ref]
Perry Lopez
American actor (1929–2008).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 14th, 2008 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Evan Mecham
American politician and businessman (1924-2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Duchesne.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Earl Butz
American government official (1909-2008).
Born July 3rd, 1909 in Albion.
Died February 2nd, 2008 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
John Costelloe
American actor (1961-2008).
Born November 8th, 1961 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 47 years old in Sunset Park.
Hamilton Jordan
Chief of staff to president of the united states jimmy carter (1944-2008).
Born September 21st, 1944 in Charlotte.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 63 years old in Atlanta (mesothelioma). [ref]
Anita Page
American actress (1910-2008).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Flushing.
Died September 6th, 2008 at 98 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Philip Agee
Former cia agent; author; expatriate american (1935-2008).
Born July 19th, 1935 in Alachua County.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 72 years old in Havana (ulcer). [ref]
Lucrecia Kasilag
Filipino composer, music educator, and national artist for music. (1918–2008).
Born August 31st, 1918 in San Fernando.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 89 years old in Manila.
Kevin Duckworth
American professional basketball player (1964–2008).
Born April 1st, 1964 in Harvey. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2008 at 44 years old in Gleneden Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Tilly
American sociologist (1929–2008).
Born May 27th, 1929 in Lombard.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 78 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Bernie Hamilton
American actor (1928–2008).
Born June 12th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died December 30th, 2008 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Tommy Burns
Scottish footballer (1956-2008).
Born December 16th, 1956 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 2008 at 51 years old in Glasgow (melanoma). [ref]
Joseph Weizenbaum
German-american computer scientist (1923-2008).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died March 5th, 2008 at 85 years old in Gröben. [ref]
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