In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Yury Glazkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1939-2008).
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Moscow.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Károly Németh
Hungarian politician (1922-2008).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Páka.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Ahmet Hadžipašić
Bosnia and herzegovina politician (1952-2008).
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 56 years old in Zenica (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Algimantas Masiulis
Soviet and lithuanian actor (1931-2008).
Born July 10th, 1931 in Surdegis.
Died August 19th, 2008 at 77 years old in Kaunas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Laurus Škurla
Bishop in the russian orthodox church outside of russia (1928–2008).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Ladomirová.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 80 years old in Jordanville.
Daniela Klemenschits
Austrian tennis player (1982–2008).
Born November 13th, 1982 in Vienna.
Died April 9th, 2008 at 25 years old in Salzburg (stomach cancer). [ref]
Fernand Jaccard
Swiss footballer (1907-2008).
Born October 8th, 1907 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died April 15th, 2008 at 100 years old in Lutry.
Wei Wei
Chinese writer (1920-2008).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Zhengzhou.
Died August 24th, 2008 at 88 years old in Beijing (liver cancer). [ref]
Óscar Gómez Sánchez
Peruvian footballer (1934-2008).
Born October 31st, 1934 in Lima.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 73 years old in Lima.
Mario Bertok
Croatian chess master (1929-2008).
Born September 2nd, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died August 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Jarun (drowning). [ref]
Deaths 671 to 680 of 799
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius