In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Hector Zazou
French musician.
Born July 11th, 1948 in Sidi Bel Abbès. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2008 at 60 years old in Paris. [ref]
Philip Jones Griffiths
Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008).
Born February 18th, 1936.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
François Sterchele
Belgian footballer (1982–2008).
Born March 14th, 1982 in Liège.
Died May 8th, 2008 at 26 years old in Beveren (traffic collision). [ref]
Xie Jin
Chinese film director (1923–2008).
Born November 21st, 1923 in Shangyu District.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 84 years old in Shangyu District. [ref]
Cornell Capa
American photographer.
Born April 10th, 1918 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vice Vukov
Croatian singer and politician (1936-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Rubens de Falco
Brazilian actor (1931–2008).
Born October 19th, 1931 in São Paulo.
Died February 22nd, 2008 at 76 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nonna Mordyukova
Soviet and russian actress.
Born November 25th, 1925 in Kostiantynivka.
Died July 6th, 2008 at 82 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Craig Jones
British motorcycle racer (1985-2008).
Born January 16th, 1985 in Crewe.
Died August 4th, 2008 at 23 years old in London. [ref]
Ruslan Yamadayev
Chechen warlord (1961–2008).
Born December 10th, 1961 in Gudermes.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 799
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi