In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Roy Saari
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, water polo player, lawyer.
Born February 26th, 1945 in Buffalo.
Died December 30th, 2008 at 63 years old in Mammoth Lakes. [ref]
Giovanni Viola
Italian footballer (1926-2008).
Born June 20th, 1926 in San Benigno Canavese.
Died July 7th, 2008 at 82 years old in Turin. [ref]
Ugo Pirro
Italian screenwriter.
Born April 20th, 1920 in Salerno, Battipaglia. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mira Alečković
Yugoslav writer (1924–2008).
Born February 2nd, 1924 in Novi Sad.
Died February 27th, 2008 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Yoji Totsuka
Japanese physicist (1942–2008).
Died July 10th, 2008 at 66 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Géza Kalocsay
Czechoslovak footballer (1913-2008).
Born May 30th, 1913 in Berehove.
Died September 26th, 2008 at 95 years old in Budapest.
Gérard Lauzier
French director (1932–2008).
Born November 30th, 1932 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2008 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Béatrix Beck
French writer of belgian origin.
Born July 30th, 1914 in Villars-sur-Ollon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2008 at 94 years old in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Manol Manolov
Bulgarian footballer (1925-2008).
Born August 4th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sofia.
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Croatian actress (1935–2008).
Born December 22nd, 1935 in Sarajevo.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 591 to 600 of 799
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