In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Roberto Eliseo Sosa Echartea
Uruguayan footballer (1935-2008).
Born June 14th, 1935 in San Carlos.
Died June 27th, 2008 at 73 years old
Ivo Perišin
Croatian politician and economist (1925-2008).
Born July 4th, 1925 in Kaštel Kambelovac.
Died October 30th, 2008 at 83 years old in Zagreb.
Fons Bastijns
Belgian association football player and manager (1947–2008).
Born January 28th, 1947 in Bruges.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 61 years old in Bruges.
Andreas Cappelen
Norwegian politician (1915–2008).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Vang Municipality.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 93 years old in Stavanger. [ref]
Harlan Marbley
Boxer (1943–2008).
Born October 11th, 1943 in Montgomery County.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 64 years old in Prince George's County.
Seiji Aochi
Japanese ski jumper.
Born June 21st, 1942 in Otaru.
Died August 14th, 2008 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]
Ingvar Svahn
Swedish association football player (1938-2008).
Died June 16th, 2008 at 70 years old in Malmö.
Bengt Westerlund
Swedish astronomer (1921–2008).
Born January 17th, 1921 in Gävle. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2008 at 87 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Manuel Camacho
Mexican footballer (1929-2008).
Born April 6th, 1929 in Jalisco.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 79 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Josep Palau i Fabre
Catalan poet (1917-2008).
Born April 21st, 1917 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Deaths 701 to 710 of 799
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett