In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Elena Leușteanu
Gymnast.
Born July 4th, 1935 in Chernivtsi.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in Bucharest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Péter Baczakó
Hungarian weightlifter.
Born September 27th, 1951 in Ercsi.
Died April 2nd, 2008 at 56 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Giovanni de Riu
Racecar driver (1925–2008).
Born March 10th, 1925 in Macomer.
Died December 11th, 2008 at 83 years old in Stresa.
Miroslav Sláma
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1917–2008).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2008 at 91 years old in California, Thousand Oaks. [ref]
Norman Smith
British recording engineer, producer, musician (1923-2008).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 85 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Maksym Pashayev
Ukrainian footballer (1988-2008).
Born January 4th, 1988 in Khrustalnyi.
Died December 12th, 2008 at 20 years old in Hradyzk (traffic collision). [ref]
Antonio José González Zumárraga
Catholic cardinal (1925–2008).
Born March 18th, 1925 in Ecuador.
Died October 13th, 2008 at 83 years old in Quito. [ref]
František Čapek
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1914–2008).
Born October 24th, 1914 in Branice.
Died January 31st, 2008 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Varazdat Harutyunyan
Armenian architect (1909-2008).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Van.
Died March 20th, 2008 at 98 years old in Yerevan.
Deaths 711 to 720 of 799
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami