In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Vytautas Kernagis
Lithuanian musician.
Born May 19th, 1951 in Vilnius.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 56 years old in Vilnius (stomach cancer). [ref]
Raymond Lefèvre
French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer (1929–2008).
Born November 20th, 1929 in Calais. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2008 at 78 years old in Seine-Port. [ref]
Alfonso López Trujillo
Catholic cardinal (1935–2008).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Villahermosa.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Rohini Bhate
Indian dancer.
Born November 14th, 1924 in Patna.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 83 years old in Pune.
Anthony Mamo
Maltese chief judge and first president of the republic (1909-2008).
Born January 9th, 1909 in Birkirkara.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 99 years old in Mosta. [ref]
Albin Planinc
Slovenian chess grandmaster.
Born April 18th, 1944 in Briše.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 64 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens
Archbishop of athens and all greece (1939–2008).
Born January 17th, 1939 in Xanthi.
Died January 28th, 2008 at 69 years old in Psychiko (liver cancer). [ref]
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician (1929–2008).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Choi Yo-sam
South korean boxer (1973–2008).
Born October 16th, 1973 in Jeongeup.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 34 years old in Seoul.
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet ballet dancer.
Born September 28th, 1916 in Kyiv.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 92 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 799
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson