In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Khiuaz Dospanova
Soviet po-2 navigator in wwii and hero of kazakhstan (1922-2008).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Atyrau, Kurmangazy District.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Almaty.
Michel Modo
French actor.
Born March 30th, 1937 in Carpentras. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Vaires-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
Albert Cossery
Egyptian-born french writer.
Born November 3rd, 1913 in Cairo.
Died June 22nd, 2008 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Adil Zulfikarpašić
Vice president of bosnia (1921-2008).
Born December 23rd, 1921 in Foča.
Died July 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Mario Rigoni Stern
Italian writer (1921–2008).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Asiago.
Died June 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Asiago. [ref]
Cecilia Colledge
British figure skater.
Born November 28th, 1920 in London.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Henry Brant
American composer (1913–2008).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Montreal.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Larry James
Athletics competitor, 400 metres runner.
Born November 6th, 1947 in Mount Pleasant.
Died November 6th, 2008 at 61 years old in Galloway Township (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Robert Seamans
American aerospace engineer (1918–2008).
Born October 30th, 1918 in Salem.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 89 years old in Beverly. [ref]
Gustaw Holoubek
Polish actor, theatre director, senator (1923-2008).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Kraków. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2008 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 441 to 450 of 799
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy