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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Michael Pate
Television actor.
Born February 26th, 1920 in Sydney.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 88 years old in Gosford (pneumonia). [ref]
Danny Federici
American musician (1950–2008).
Born January 23rd, 1950 in Flemington.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 58 years old in New York City (melanoma). [ref]
Muslim Magomayev
Soviet-azerbaijani singer.
Born August 17th, 1942 in Baku.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [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]
Bill Melendez
American animator, voice actor, film director and producer (1916-2008).
Born November 15th, 1916 in Hermosillo.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 91 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Masanobu Fukuoka
Japanese farmer and philosopher (1913-2008).
Born February 2nd, 1913 in Iyo.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 95 years old in Iyo. [ref]
Robert Mulligan
American director (1925-2008).
Born August 23rd, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2008 at 83 years old in Lyme (heart failure). [ref]
Larry Norman
American musician.
Born April 8th, 1947 in San Jose.
Died February 24th, 2008 at 60 years old in Salem.
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]
Ai Iijima
Japanese television personality (1972–2008).
Born October 31st, 1972 in Kōtō-ku.
Died December 24th, 2008 at 36 years old in Shibuya-ku (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 786
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus