In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Stanisław Różewicz
Polish film director and screenwriter.
Born August 16th, 1924 in Radomsko.
Died November 9th, 2008 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Marie Takvam
Norwegian writer (1926–2008).
Born December 6th, 1926 in Skylstad. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2008 at 81 years old in Lier. [ref]
Per-Erik Larsson
Cross-country skier (1929-2008).
Born May 3rd, 1929 in Mora Parish.
Died May 31st, 2008 at 79 years old in Mora Parish.
Maryvonne Dupureur
French athlete.
Born May 24th, 1937 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 70 years old in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]
Ramiro Navarro
Mexican footballer (1943-).
Born May 25th, 1943 in Tepatitlán de Morelos Municipality.
Died March 26th, 2008 at 64 years old
René Dereuddre
French footballer (1930-2008).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Bully-les-Mines. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2008 at 77 years old in Le Mans. [ref]
Edwin Ernest Salpeter
Austrian–australian–american astrophysicist (1924–2008).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Vienna.
Died November 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Ithaca (leukemia). [ref]
Ángel Uribe
Peruvian footballer (1943-2008).
Born November 25th, 1938 in Ancón District.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 69 years old in Lima (bone cancer).
Yodrak Salakjai
Thai male singer.
Born February 6th, 1956 in Taphan Hin.
Died August 9th, 2008 at 52 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer).
Pablo Montes
Athletics competitor (1945-2008).
Born November 23rd, 1945 in Havana.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 62 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 691 to 700 of 799
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson