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In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Sasha Gabor
Hungarian-norwegian pornographic actor.
Born June 6th, 1945 in Hungary.
Died June 27th, 2008 at 63 years old in Thailand (heart failure). [ref]
Swaran Lata
Pakistani actress (1924–2008).
Born December 20th, 1924 in Rawalpindi.
Died February 8th, 2008 at 83 years old in Lahore.
Anuradha Ghandy
Indian politician (1954-2008).
Born March 28th, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 54 years old in Mumbai.
Ahmed al-Mirghani
Sudanese politician (1941-2008).
Born August 16th, 1941 in Khartoum, Khartoum North.
Died November 2nd, 2008 at 67 years old in Alexandria.
Joseph Pevney
American actor and director (1911-2008).
Born September 15th, 1911 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 2008 at 96 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Pak Song-chol
North korean politician (1913-2008).
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Gyeongju.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Pyongyang (disease). [ref]
Leyla Gencer
Turkish soprano.
Born October 10th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Ola Brunkert
Swedish musician (1946-2008).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Örebro.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 61 years old in Artà (falling from height). [ref]
Cachao
Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008).
Born September 14th, 1918 in Havana.
Died March 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Coral Gables (kidney failure). [ref]
Andrew Bertie
Grand master of the knights hospitaller and servant of god.
Born May 15th, 1929 in London.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine