In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Stig Claesson
Swedish artist and writer (1928-2008).
Born June 2nd, 1928 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Field hockey player (1928–2008).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Gujrat.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 80 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Józef Szajna
Polish sculptor (1922–2008).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Rzeszów. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Don McKenzie
American swimmer.
Born May 11th, 1947 in Hollywood.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 61 years old in Reno (brain cancer).
Dieter Noll
East german writer (1927-2008).
Born December 31st, 1927 in Riesa.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Zeuthen.
José Bello
Spanish writer.
Born May 13th, 1904 in Huesca. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2008 at 103 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Rose Dieng Kuntz
Senegalese computer scientist.
Born March 27th, 1956 in Dakar. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2008 at 52 years old in Nice. [ref]
El Kazovsky
Russian-born hungarian painter (1948-2008).
Born July 13th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2008 at 60 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Luis Santibáñez
Chilean football manager (1936–2008).
Born February 7th, 1936 in Antofagasta.
Died September 5th, 2008 at 72 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Ken Naganuma
Japanese association football player.
Born September 5th, 1930 in Hiroshima.
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 77 years old in Japan (respiratory disease).
Deaths 621 to 630 of 799
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach