In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Buck Adams
American pornographic actor.
Born November 15th, 1955 in Chatsworth.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 52 years old in Northridge (heart failure). [ref]
Barry Morse
British-canadian actor (1918-2008).
Born June 10th, 1918 in Shoreditch. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2008 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Marcial Maciel
Mexican priest and founder of the legion of christ (1920-2008).
Born March 10th, 1920 in Michoacán. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2008 at 87 years old in Jacksonville (old age). [ref]
Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer.
Born January 1st, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2008 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
Jules Dassin
Film director (1911-2008).
Born December 18th, 1911 in Middletown. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2008 at 96 years old in Athens (influenza). [ref]
Donald E. Westlake
American novelist (1933-2008).
Born July 12th, 1933 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2008 at 75 years old in Mexico (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Ellis DeBakey
American cardiac surgeon (1908-2008).
Born September 7th, 1908 in Lake Charles.
Died July 11th, 2008 at 99 years old in Houston. [ref]
Joseph M. Juran
Romanian-american engineer and management consultant (1904–2008).
Born December 24th, 1904 in Brăila.
Died February 28th, 2008 at 103 years old in Rye (stroke). [ref]
John Templeton
American-born british stock investor, businessman and philanthropist.
Born November 29th, 1912 in Winchester.
Died July 8th, 2008 at 95 years old in Nassau (pneumonia). [ref]
Neil Aspinall
Road manager, personal assistant, producer, executive.
Born October 13th, 1941 in Prestatyn.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 719
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