In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Tom Lantos
U.s. representative from california (1981–2008).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Budapest.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 80 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Dith Pran
Cambodian photojournalist.
Born September 23rd, 1942 in Siem Reap. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2008 at 65 years old in New Brunswick (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jörg Haider
Austrian politician (1950-2008).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Bad Goisern. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2008 at 58 years old in Köttmannsdorf (traffic collision). [ref]
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Irish politician, writer, historian and academic (1917-2008).
Born November 3rd, 1917 in Dublin.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 91 years old in Howth.
Phil Hill
American race car driver (1927-2008).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Miami.
Died August 28th, 2008 at 81 years old in Salinas (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vijay Tendulkar
Indian writer.
Born January 6th, 1928 in Kolhapur. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2008 at 80 years old in Pune (myasthenia gravis). [ref]
Ruslana Korshunova
Kazakhstani fashion model.
Born July 2nd, 1987 in Almaty.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 20 years old in Manhattan (fall). [ref]
Carol Chomsky
Linguist (1930-2008).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died December 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Lexington (cancer). [ref]
Tony Hillerman
Novelist (1925-2008).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Pottawatomie County.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Albuquerque (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ronnie Drew
Irish musician (1934-2008).
Born September 16th, 1934 in Dún Laoghaire.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in Dublin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 719
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett