In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Mitch Mitchell
English drummer (1946-2008).
Born July 9th, 1947 in Ealing.
Died November 12th, 2008 at 61 years old in Portland. [ref]
Yma Sumac
Peruvian singer (1922–2008).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Callao. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Dee Dee Warwick
American soul singer (1945–2008).
Born September 25th, 1945 in Newark.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 63 years old in Essex County (substance abuse). [ref]
Maila Nurmi
Finnish american actress (1922–2008).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the nation of islam (1933-2008).
Born October 30th, 1933 in Hamtramck.
Died September 9th, 2008 at 74 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Rauschenberg
American painter and graphic artist (1925–2008).
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Port Arthur.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 82 years old in Captiva (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stanley Kamel
Actor (1943-2008).
Born January 1st, 1943 in South River.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 65 years old in Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John List
American mass murderer (1925–2008).
Born September 17th, 1925 in Bay City.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 82 years old in Trenton (pneumonia). [ref]
Paul Benedict
American actor (1938–2008).
Born September 17th, 1938 in Silver City.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 70 years old in Martha's Vineyard. [ref]
Ivan Dixon
Actor, director, producer.
Born April 6th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2008 at 76 years old in Charlotte (kidney failure). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 799
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir