In the year 2008

799 Notable deaths

Zélia Gattai

Brazilian writer.

Born July 2nd, 1916 in São Paulo. [ref]

Died May 17th, 2008 at 91 years old in Salvador. [ref]

Monica Lovinescu

Romanian writer (1923–2008).

Born November 19th, 1923 in Bucharest. [ref]

Died April 21st, 2008 at 84 years old in Villiers-le-Bel. [ref]

Andrei Volkonsky

Soviet, russian and french composer and harpsichordist (1933—2008).

Born February 14th, 1933 in Geneva. [ref]

Died September 16th, 2008 at 75 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]

Françoise Demulder

French photographer.

Born June 9th, 1947 in Paris. [ref]

Died September 3rd, 2008 at 61 years old in Levallois-Perret (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Corrado Balducci

Italian theologian.

Born May 11th, 1923 in Milan.

Died September 20th, 2008 at 85 years old in Rome.

Jacob Lekgetho

South african footballer (1974-2008).

Born March 24th, 1974 in Soweto.

Died September 9th, 2008 at 34 years old in Johannesburg (death from AIDS-related complications).

Premjit Lall

Indian tennis player (1940–2008).

Born October 20th, 1940 in Kolkata.

Died December 31st, 2008 at 68 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Carmen Scarpitta

Italian actress.

Born May 26th, 1933 in Los Angeles.

Died April 26th, 2008 at 74 years old in Cabo San Lucas (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Mikel Laboa

Basque singer-songwriter from donostia (1934-2008).

Born June 15th, 1934 in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]

Died December 1st, 2008 at 74 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca

Turkish writer (1914-2008).

Born August 26th, 1914 in Constantinople.

Died October 15th, 2008 at 94 years old in Istanbul (pneumonia). [ref]

Deaths 531 to 540 of 799

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou