In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Prime minister of kuwait (1930-2008).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Kuwait City. [ref]
Anatoliy Golitsyn
Kgb officer.
Born August 25th, 1926 in Pyriatyn.
Died December 29th, 2008 at 82 years old
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
American medical researcher.
Born September 9th, 1923 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in Tromsø Municipality. [ref]
Manna
Bangladeshi film actor, film producer and film organizer.
Born April 14th, 1964 in Tangail District.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 43 years old in Gulshan Thana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jayshree Gadkar
Indian actress (1942-2008).
Born February 21st, 1942 in Karwar.
Died August 29th, 2008 at 66 years old [ref]
Forrest J Ackerman
American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008).
Born November 24th, 1916 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2008 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Soviet and kyrgyz author (1928–2008).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Sheker.
Died June 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Nuremberg (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Ollie Johnston
American animator (1912-2008).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Palo Alto.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 95 years old in Sequim. [ref]
Alain Robbe-Grillet
French author and film director (1922-2008).
Born August 18th, 1922 in Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2008 at 85 years old in Caen (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Evan Mecham
American politician and businessman (1924-2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Duchesne.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 799
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut