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In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008).
Born April 4th, 1979 in Perth. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 28 years old in Manhattan (opioid overdose). [ref]
Paul Newman
American actor (1925–2008).
Born January 26th, 1925 in Shaker Heights.
Died September 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Westport (lung cancer). [ref]
Bobby Fischer
American chess player (1943–2008).
Born March 9th, 1943 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2008 at 64 years old in Reykjavík (kidney failure).
George Carlin
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008).
Born May 12th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2008 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Bernie Mac
American actor (1957–2008).
Born October 5th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died August 9th, 2008 at 50 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Charlton Heston
American actor (1923–2008).
Born October 4th, 1923 in Evanston.
Died April 5th, 2008 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia, Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
David Foster Wallace
American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008).
Born February 21st, 1962 in Ithaca.
Died September 12th, 2008 at 46 years old in Claremont (hanging to death). [ref]
Estelle Getty
Actress (1923-2008).
Born July 25th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 84 years old in Hollywood (dementia). [ref]
Michael Crichton
American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008).
Born October 23rd, 1942 in Chicago.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma). [ref]
Eartha Kitt
American singer and actress (1927–2008).
Born January 17th, 1927 in North.
Died December 25th, 2008 at 81 years old in Weston (colorectal cancer).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid