In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Elfriede Kaun
German high jumper (1914–2008).
Born October 5th, 1914 in Büttel.
Died March 5th, 2008 at 93 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Heinz Kwiatkowski
German footballer (1926-2008).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 81 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Sigitas Geda
Lithuanian writer (1943-2008).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Lazdijai District Municipality.
Died December 12th, 2008 at 65 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Régis Genaux
Belgian football player/manager (1973-2008).
Born August 31st, 1973 in Charleroi.
Died November 8th, 2008 at 35 years old in Chaudfontaine (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ana Kalandadze
Georgian poet (1924–2008).
Born December 15th, 1924 in Khidistavi.
Died March 11th, 2008 at 83 years old in Tbilisi (cerebrovascular disease).
İlhan Berk
Turkish writer (1918–2008).
Born November 18th, 1918 in Manisa.
Died August 28th, 2008 at 89 years old in Bodrum. [ref]
Federico Luzzi
Italian tennis player (1980–2008).
Born January 3rd, 1980 in Arezzo.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 28 years old in Arezzo (leukemia). [ref]
Shūichi Katō
Japanese critic and author (1919-2008).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Tokyo.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Luigi Batzella
Italian film director, actor, screenwriter and film editor (1924-2008).
Born May 27th, 1924 in San Sperate.
Died November 18th, 2008 at 84 years old in Cagliari.
Dino Toso
Italian-dutch motorsport engineer.
Born February 11th, 1969 in Delft.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 39 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 581 to 590 of 799
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace