In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Vernon Handley
British conductor (1930–2008).
Born November 11th, 1930 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died September 10th, 2008 at 77 years old in Monmouth. [ref]
Marie Smith Jones
Last speaker of the eyak language.
Born May 14th, 1918 in Cordova.
Died January 21st, 2008 at 89 years old in Anchorage. [ref]
Natalia Bekhtereva
Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (1924-2008).
Born July 7th, 1924 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 22nd, 2008 at 83 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Mogens Glistrup
Danish politician (1926-2008).
Died July 1st, 2008 at 82 years old in Kongens Lyngby, Virum. [ref]
Rosella Hightower
Ballerina and ballet teacher (1920–2008).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Ardmore.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 88 years old in Cannes (stroke). [ref]
Qian Xiuling
Chinese-belgian scientist.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Yixing. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 95 years old in Brussels.
Dercy Gonçalves
Brazilian actress and comedian (1907-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1907 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 19th, 2008 at 101 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Oded Schramm
Israeli mathematician (1961-2008).
Born December 10th, 1961 in Jerusalem.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 46 years old in Washington (falling from height). [ref]
Ove Andersson
Rally driver and toyota motorsport boss (1938–2008).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Uppsala.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 70 years old in George (traffic collision). [ref]
Javad Nurbakhsh
Master of nimatullahi sufi order (1926–2008).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Kerman.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Deaths 431 to 440 of 799
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy