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In the year 2008

799 Notable deaths

Ottavio Cogliati

Olympic cyclist.

Born June 4th, 1939 in Nerviano.

Died April 10th, 2008 at 68 years old in Magenta.

Affonso Évora

Basketball player.

Born August 26th, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died August 2nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Petrópolis (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Alex Close

Cyclist (1921–2008).

Born November 26th, 1921 in Moignelée.

Died October 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Ligny. [ref]

Alla Masevich

Soviet astronomer (1918–2008).

Born October 9th, 1918 in Tbilisi.

Died May 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow.

soeur Emmanuelle

Belgian and french religious sister.

Born November 16th, 1908 in Schaerbeek. [ref]

Died October 20th, 2008 at 99 years old in Callian. [ref]

Georgy Skhirtladze

Olympic wrestler (1932-2008).

Born November 9th, 1932 in Oni Municipality. [ref]

Died March 25th, 2008 at 75 years old in Tbilisi.

Jef Van Der Linden

Belgian footballer (1927-2008).

Born November 2nd, 1927 in Antwerp. [ref]

Died May 8th, 2008 at 80 years old

Guido Santin

Italian rower (1911–2008).

Born January 1st, 1911 in Cavallino-Treporti.

Died August 1st, 2008 at 97 years old in Cavallino-Treporti.

Stanislav Konopásek

Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach.

Born April 18th, 1923 in Hořovice. [ref]

Died March 6th, 2008 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]

Gábor Delneky

Fencer.

Born May 29th, 1932 in Budapest.

Died October 26th, 2008 at 76 years old in Orlando. [ref]

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