In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Ruth Cardoso
Brazilian anthropologist, 34th first lady of brazil (1930-2008).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Araraquara.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Arthur Burks
American mathematician who contributed to the design of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (1915–2008).
Born October 13th, 1915 in Duluth. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2008 at 92 years old in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Horst Skoff
Austrian tennis player.
Born August 22nd, 1968 in Klagenfurt.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 39 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Barrington J. Bayley
British writer (1937-2008).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Annemarie Renger
German politician (1919-2008).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Leipzig.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 88 years old in Remagen. [ref]
Horațiu Rădulescu
French-romanian composer (1942-2008).
Born January 7th, 1942 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2008 at 66 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Akemi Negishi
Japanese actress.
Born March 26th, 1934 in Minato-ku.
Died March 11th, 2008 at 73 years old in Kawasaki (ovarian cancer).
Hans Monderman
Dutch engineer (1945–2008).
Born November 19th, 1945 in Leeuwarden.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 62 years old in Ureterp (prostate cancer). [ref]
Robert Jonquet
French association football player and manager (1925-2008).
Born May 3rd, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 17th, 2008 at 83 years old in Reims. [ref]
Marisa Merlini
Italian actress.
Born August 6th, 1923 in Rome.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 799
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé