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In the year 2008
799 Notable deaths
Frigyes Puja
Hungarian politician (1921-2008).
Born February 2nd, 1921 in Battonya.
Died July 5th, 2008 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Stephen Kipkorir
Athletics competitor from kenya.
Born October 24th, 1970.
Died February 8th, 2008 at 37 years old (traffic collision).
Harald Hein
German fencer.
Born April 19th, 1950 in Tauberbischofsheim.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in Tauberbischofsheim. [ref]
Nodar Dzhordzhikiya
Soviet basketball player from georgia.
Born November 15th, 1921 in Kutaisi.
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Kutaisi. [ref]
Gionata Mingozzi
Italian footballer (1984–2008).
Born December 29th, 1984 in Ravenna.
Died July 15th, 2008 at 23 years old in Campagna Lupia (traffic collision). [ref]
Ignazio Fabra
Italian amateur wrestler.
Born April 25th, 1930 in Palermo.
Died April 13th, 2008 at 77 years old in Genoa.
Johnny Thio
Belgian footballer (1944–2008).
Born December 2nd, 1944 in Roeselare.
Died August 4th, 2008 at 63 years old in Hooglede. [ref]
Tom Compernolle
Belgian middle distance runner (1975-2008).
Born November 13th, 1975 in Bruges.
Died June 16th, 2008 at 32 years old in Zedelgem (traffic collision). [ref]
Edelmiro Arévalo
Paraguayan footballer (1929-2008).
Born January 7th, 1929 in Paraguay.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 78 years old [ref]
Deaths 721 to 730 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