In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Youssef Chahine
Egyptian film director (1926–2008).
Born January 25th, 1926 in Alexandria.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 82 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Alton Ellis
Jamaican musician.
Born September 1st, 1938 in Kingston.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 70 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Davey Graham
British guitarist (1940–2008).
Born November 26th, 1940 in Hinckley.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in London, Greater London (lung cancer). [ref]
Pauline Baynes
English illustrator of children's books (1922–2008).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Brighton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Lansana Conté
Second president of guinea (1934–2008).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Dubréka.
Died December 22nd, 2008 at 74 years old in Conakry. [ref]
Dick Martin
American comedian and actor (1922–2008).
Born January 30th, 1922 in Battle Creek.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure). [ref]
Klaus Dinger
German musician.
Born March 24th, 1946 in Warburg.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure).
Leonid Hurwicz
Polish-american economist and mathematician (1917-2008).
Born August 21st, 1917 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (kidney failure). [ref]
Dinko Šakić
Croatian war criminal (1921-2008).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Imotski.
Died July 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Patriarch Alexius II
15th patriarch of moscow and all the rus', the primate of the russian orthodox church (1929-2008).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in Tallinn.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 79 years old in Peredelkino (heart failure).
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore