In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Anatoliy Golitsyn
Kgb officer.
Born August 25th, 1926 in Pyriatyn.
Died December 29th, 2008 at 82 years old
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
American medical researcher.
Born September 9th, 1923 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in Tromsø Municipality. [ref]
Norman Smith
British record producer (1923-2008).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 85 years old in East Sussex. [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]
Forrest J Ackerman
American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008).
Born November 24th, 1916 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2008 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Soviet and kyrgyz author (1928–2008).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Sheker.
Died June 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Nuremberg (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Ollie Johnston
American animator (1912-2008).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Palo Alto.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 95 years old in Sequim. [ref]
Alain Robbe-Grillet
French author and film director (1922-2008).
Born August 18th, 1922 in Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2008 at 85 years old in Caen (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Evan Mecham
American politician and businessman (1924-2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Duchesne.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Marcel Chevalier
French executioner (1921–2008).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Montrouge.
Died October 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Vendôme.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 786
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson