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In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Ronald A. Parise
American astronaut.
Born May 24th, 1951 in Warren.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer). [ref]
Jadesola Olayinka Akande
Nigerian lawyer and academic (1940 – 2008).
Born November 15th, 1940 in Ibadan.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 67 years old in Lagos State.
Fred Degazon
President of dominica (1913-2008).
Born January 4th, 1913 in Castries.
Died October 4th, 2008 at 95 years old in London.
Radovan Lukavský
Czech dubbing actor, actor, professor and university educator (1919–2008).
Born November 1st, 1919 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2008 at 88 years old in Prague (heart failure). [ref]
Adolfo Suárez Rivera
Mexican catholic cardinal (1927-2008).
Born January 9th, 1927 in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Monterrey. [ref]
Eugenió Montejo
Venezuelan writer (1938–2008).
Born October 19th, 1938 in Caracas.
Died June 6th, 2008 at 69 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Christel Goltz
Singer.
Born July 8th, 1912 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2008 at 96 years old in Baden bei Wien. [ref]
Árpád Orbán
Hungarian footballer (1938-2008).
Born March 14th, 1938 in Győr.
Died April 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Győr.
Sheila Bhatia
Punjabi poet.
Born March 1st, 1916 in Sialkot.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 91 years old
Dina Cocea
Romanian actress (1912-2008).
Born November 27th, 1912 in Bucharest.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 651 to 660 of 799
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon