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In the year 2008
883 Notable deaths
Luc Bourdon
Canadian ice hockey player (1987–2008).
Born February 16th, 1987 in Shippagan.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 21 years old in Lamèque (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Val Plumwood
Australian philosopher (1939–2008).
Born August 11th, 1939 in Terrey Hills.
Died February 28th, 2008 at 68 years old in Braidwood. [ref]
Jean-Marie Balestre
French auto racing executive.
Born April 9th, 1921 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Died March 26th, 2008 at 86 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Humphrey Lyttelton
English jazz trumpeter (1921–2008).
Died April 25th, 2008 at 86 years old in Barnet General Hospital (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Suzzanna
Indonesian actress, model, and singer (1942–2008).
Born October 13th, 1942 in Bogor.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 66 years old in Potrobangsan (diabetes). [ref]
Yegor Letov
Soviet-russian musician, poet, and painter (1964–2008).
Born September 10th, 1964 in Omsk.
Died February 19th, 2008 at 43 years old in Omsk (heart failure).
Levy Mwanawasa
Former president of zambia (1948-2008).
Born September 3rd, 1948 in Mufulira. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Clamart (stroke). [ref]
Patrick Hillery
6th president of ireland (1923–2008).
Born May 2nd, 1923 in Milltown Malbay.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 84 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Ben Weider
Canadian sports businessman (1923-2008).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Saint-Lin–Laurentides.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 85 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Dick Martin
American comedian and actor (1922–2008).
Born January 30th, 1922 in Battle Creek.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure). [ref]
Joy Page
American actress (1924-2008).
Born November 9th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died April 18th, 2008 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, stroke). [ref]
Thomas M. Disch
American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Des Moines.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Utah Phillips
American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet (1935-2008).
Born May 15th, 1935 in Cleveland.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 73 years old in Nevada City. [ref]
David Gale
American mathematician (1921–2008).
Born December 13th, 1921 in Manhattan.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Joshua Lederberg
American molecular biologist (1925–2008).
Born May 23rd, 1925 in Montclair.
Died February 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Earl Palmer
American drummer (1924–2008).
Born October 15th, 1924 in New Orleans.
Died September 19th, 2008 at 83 years old in Banning.
J. B. Jeyaretnam
Singaporean politician (1926–2008).
Born January 5th, 1926 in Jaffna.
Died September 30th, 2008 at 82 years old in Singapore.
Howard Metzenbaum
American politician and businessman (1917–2008).
Born June 4th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 90 years old in Aventura. [ref]
Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1922-2008).
Born October 29th, 1922 in Hastings.
Died October 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Julie Ege
Norwegian actress (1943–2008).
Born November 12th, 1943 in Høyland, Hana.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 64 years old in Oslo (breast cancer). [ref]
Tracy Hall
American chemist (1919–2008).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Ogden.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 88 years old in Provo. [ref]
Pauline Baynes
English illustrator of children's books (1922–2008).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Brighton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
Politician (1916–2008).
Born March 23rd, 1916 in Jalandhar.
Died August 1st, 2008 at 92 years old in Noida (heart failure). [ref]
Jimmy Carl Black
American musician (1938–2008).
Born February 1st, 1938 in El Paso.
Died November 1st, 2008 at 70 years old in Siegsdorf (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Ivan Rebroff
German singer (1931–2008).
Born July 31st, 1931 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 2008 at 76 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
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