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