In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Mel Galley
British guitarist (1948–2008).
Born March 8th, 1948 in Cannock.
Died July 1st, 2008 at 60 years old in Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Lilyan Chauvin
French-american actress (1925–2008).
Born August 6th, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 26th, 2008 at 82 years old in Studio City (breast cancer, heart failure). [ref]
Edna Parker
American supercentenarian (1893–2008).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Morgan County.
Died November 26th, 2008 at 115 years old in Shelbyville. [ref]
Jessica Jacobs
Australian actress and singer (1990–2008).
Born November 14th, 1990 in Canberra.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 17 years old in Cheltenham (railway accident). [ref]
Eudy Simelane
South african footballer (1977–2008).
Born March 11th, 1977 in KwaThema. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2008 at 31 years old in KwaThema (stab wound). [ref]
Michael Higgins
American actor (1920-2008).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 5th, 2008 at 88 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Suzanne Tamim
Lebanese singer (1977-2008).
Born September 23rd, 1977 in Beirut.
Died July 28th, 2008 at 30 years old in Dubai (stab wound). [ref]
Sheldon Brown
American cyclist, writer and mechanic.
Born July 14th, 1944 in Boston.
Died February 4th, 2008 at 63 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
American politician (1949–2008).
Born September 10th, 1949 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in Cleveland, East Cleveland (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Fujio Akatsuka
Japanese manga artist (1935–2008).
Born September 14th, 1935 in Luanping County.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 72 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull