In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Manuel Marulanda
Leader of the communist farc-ep (1930–2008).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Quindío Department.
Died March 26th, 2008 at 77 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Esbjörn Svensson
Swedish jazz pianist (1964-2008).
Born April 16th, 1964 in Västerås. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2008 at 44 years old in Stockholm (drowning). [ref]
Leonard Rosenman
American composer (1924-2008).
Born September 7th, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Beckman
Canadian actor.
Born November 26th, 1921 in Halifax.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Italian opera singer.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Motta Sant'Anastasia. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 86 years old in Santa Maria Hoè. [ref]
Ann Savage
American actress (1921–2008).
Born February 19th, 1921 in Columbia.
Died December 25th, 2008 at 87 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Francis Pym
British politician (1922–2008).
Born February 13th, 1922 in Abergavenny.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Sandy.
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player.
Born April 26th, 1921 in Dallas. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia). [ref]
Kiyoshi Itō
Japanese mathematician who pioneered the theory of stochastic integration and stochastic differential equations, now known as itô calculus.
Born September 7th, 1915 in Inabe district. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2008 at 93 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
Tuvan politician, first non-royal female head of state.
Born January 1st, 1912 in Kyzyl-Dag.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 96 years old in Kyzyl. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 799
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson