In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 799
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.