In the year 2008
809 Notable deaths
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]
Levy Mwanawasa
Former president of zambia (1948-2008).
Born September 3rd, 1948 in Mufulira.
Died August 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Clamart (stroke). [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]
Joshua Lederberg
American molecular biologist (1925–2008).
Born May 23rd, 1925 in Montclair. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [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).
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]
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]
Earl Palmer
American drummer (1924–2008).
Born October 25th, 1924 in New Orleans.
Died September 19th, 2008 at 83 years old in Banning.
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]
Tracy Hall
American chemist (1919–2008).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Ogden.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 88 years old in Provo. [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.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 64 years old in Oslo (breast cancer). [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]
Sufi Abu Taleb
Egyptian politician (1925–2008).
Born January 27th, 1925 in Egypt.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction). [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 (lung cancer, cancer). [ref]
Ivan Rebroff
German singer.
Born July 31st, 1931 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2008 at 76 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Kim Chan
Chinese actor (1917–2008).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Guangdong.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 90 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
J. B. Jeyaretnam
Singaporean politician (1926–2008).
Born January 5th, 1926 in Jaffna.
Died September 30th, 2008 at 82 years old in Singapore.
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist (1955–2008).
Born September 11th, 1955 in Osaka.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 52 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Avery Dulles
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 24th, 1918 in Auburn.
Died December 12th, 2008 at 90 years old in The Bronx (poliomyelitis). [ref]
Youssef Chahine
Egyptian film director (1926–2008).
Born January 25th, 1926 in Alexandria.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 82 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Alton Ellis
Jamaican musician.
Born September 1st, 1938 in Kingston.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 70 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Davey Graham
British guitarist (1940–2008).
Born November 26th, 1940 in Hinckley.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in London, Greater London (lung cancer). [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]
Lansana Conté
Second president of guinea (1934–2008).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Dubréka.
Died December 22nd, 2008 at 74 years old in Conakry. [ref]
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young