In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
David Groh
American actor.
Born May 21st, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer). [ref]
Bill Melendez
American animator, voice actor, film director and producer (1916-2008).
Born November 5th, 1916 in Hermosillo.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 91 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
George Habash
Founder of the popular front for the liberation of palestine (1926-2008).
Born August 2nd, 1926 in Lod. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2008 at 81 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edward Norton Lorenz
American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008).
Born May 23rd, 1917 in West Hartford.
Died April 16th, 2008 at 90 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Manna
Bangladeshi film actor, film producer and film organizer.
Born April 14th, 1964 in Tangail District.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 43 years old in Gulshan Thana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorian Leigh
American model (1917-2008).
Born April 23rd, 1917 in San Antonio.
Died July 7th, 2008 at 91 years old in Falls Church (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gidget Gein
Bassist (1969-2008).
Born September 11th, 1969 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2008 at 39 years old in Burbank (poison).
David Gale
American mathematician.
Born December 13th, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Ahmad Faraz
Pakistani writer.
Born January 12th, 1931 in Kohat.
Died August 25th, 2008 at 77 years old in Islamabad (kidney failure).
Jerry Finn
American record producer.
Born March 31st, 1969 in Ventura.
Died August 21st, 2008 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 719
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X