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In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Andrew Gleason
American mathematician (1921-2008).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Fresno.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Thomas Huckle Weller
American virologist (1915-2008).
Born June 15th, 1915 in Ann Arbor.
Died August 23rd, 2008 at 93 years old in Needham. [ref]
Ernst Stuhlinger
German rocket scientist (1913-2008).
Born December 19th, 1913 in Creglingen.
Died May 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Huntsville. [ref]
Helena Wolińska-Brus
Polish prosecutor (1919-2008).
Born February 27th, 1919 in Warsaw.
Died November 27th, 2008 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Neil Bartlett
English-american chemist (1932-2008).
Born September 15th, 1932 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died August 5th, 2008 at 75 years old in Walnut Creek (aortic aneurysm).
Josef Tal
Israeli composer (1910–2008).
Born September 18th, 1910 in Pniewy.
Died August 25th, 2008 at 97 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Thomas Dörflein
German zookeeper (1963–2008).
Born October 13th, 1963 in Berlin.
Died September 22nd, 2008 at 44 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Baxandall
British art historian (1933-2008).
Born August 18th, 1933 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2008 at 74 years old in London (Parkinson's disease, pneumonia). [ref]
Paul Frère
Belgian racecar driver and journalist.
Born January 30th, 1917 in Le Havre.
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 91 years old in Nice. [ref]
Andy Palacio
Belizean musician (1960–2008).
Born December 2nd, 1960 in Barranco. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2008 at 47 years old in Belize City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore