In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Raúl Reyes
Colombian guerilla (1948–2008).
Born September 30th, 1948 in La Plata.
Died March 1st, 2008 at 59 years old in Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos. [ref]
Emmanuel Sanon
Haitian footballer and manager (1951-2008).
Born June 25th, 1951 in Port-au-Prince.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 56 years old in Orlando (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Brecht
American artist and composer (1926-2008).
Born March 7th, 1924 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2008 at 84 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Ted Lapidus
French fashion designer (1929-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2008 at 79 years old in Mougins (leukemia). [ref]
Michael Martin Hammer
American academic.
Born April 13th, 1948 in Annapolis.
Died September 3rd, 2008 at 60 years old in Boston. [ref]
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician (1927-2008).
Born July 7th, 1927 in West Java.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Dora Ratjen
German high jumper (1918–2008).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Erichshof.
Died April 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Jimmy Stewart
British racing driver.
Born March 6th, 1931 in Milton.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 76 years old in Helensburgh. [ref]
Boris Dvornik
Croatian actor.
Born April 16th, 1939 in Split.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 68 years old in Split (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Klaus Johann Jacobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2008).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Bremen.
Died September 11th, 2008 at 71 years old in Küsnacht (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 799
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot