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In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
María Elena Marqués
Mexican actress and singer (1926–2008).
Born December 14th, 1926 in Mexico City.
Died November 11th, 2008 at 81 years old in Mexico City (heart failure). [ref]
Mieczysław Rakowski
Former first secretary of the polish united workers' party (1926–2008).
Born December 1st, 1926 in Kowalewko-Folwark. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Claus Luthe
German automobile designer (1932–2008).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Wuppertal.
Died March 17th, 2008 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
Sonja Savić
Actress (1961-2008).
Born September 15th, 1961 in Čačak.
Died September 23rd, 2008 at 47 years old in Belgrade (drug overdose). [ref]
Jürgen Ehlers
German physicist (1929–2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.
Germaine Tillion
French anthropologist (1907-2008).
Born May 30th, 1907 in Allègre.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 100 years old in Saint-Mandé.
Marilyn Ferguson
American writer (1938-2008).
Born April 5th, 1938 in Grand Junction.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 70 years old in Banning. [ref]
Grigory Romanov
Soviet politician (1923-2008).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Zikhnovo.
Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Fred Crane
American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in New Orleans.
Died August 21st, 2008 at 90 years old in Atlanta (surgical complications). [ref]
Robert Jastrow
American astronomer (1925-2008).
Born September 7th, 1925 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2008 at 82 years old in Arlington County (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 799
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci