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In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Nikolai Baibakov
Soviet economist (1911-2008).
Born March 7th, 1911 in Sabunçu.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 97 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Elena Nathanael
Greek actress (1947–2008).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Nea Filadelfeia.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 67 years old in Athens (lung cancer).
Agata Mróz-Olszewska
Polish volleyball player.
Born April 7th, 1982 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.
Died June 4th, 2008 at 26 years old in Wrocław (leukemia). [ref]
Anne Armstrong
American diplomat (1927-2008).
Born December 27th, 1927 in New Orleans.
Died July 30th, 2008 at 80 years old in Houston (cancer). [ref]
Erwin Geschonneck
German actor (1906-2008).
Born December 27th, 1906 in Bartoszyce.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 101 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Paulos Faraj Rahho
Chaldean catholic archbishop of mosul (1942–2008).
Born November 20th, 1942 in Mosul.
Died March 13th, 2008 at 65 years old in Mosul.
Tahereh Saffarzadeh
Iranian academic (1936–2008).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Sirjan.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Jean Desailly
French actor (1920-2008).
Born August 24th, 1920 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2008 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Masayoshi Nagata
Japanese mathematician (1927-2008).
Born February 9th, 1927 in Ōbu-shi.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 81 years old in Kyoto.
Luciano Pigozzi
Italian actor (1927-2008).
Born January 10th, 1927 in Novellara.
Died June 14th, 2008 at 81 years old in Rome.
Deaths 481 to 490 of 799
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