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In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
George Furth
American actor, playwright and librettist.
Born December 14th, 1932 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2008 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Luc Bourdon
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born February 16th, 1987 in Shippagan.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 21 years old in Lamèque (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Tommy Burns
Scottish footballer (1956-2008).
Born December 16th, 1956 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 2008 at 51 years old in Glasgow (melanoma). [ref]
Perry Lopez
American actor (1929-2008).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 14th, 2008 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Anita Page
American actress (1910-2008).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Flushing. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2008 at 98 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Levy Mwanawasa
Former president of zambia (1948-2008).
Born September 3rd, 1948 in Mufulira.
Died August 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Clamart (stroke). [ref]
Humphrey Lyttelton
English jazz trumpeter.
Born May 23rd, 1921 in Eton. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2008 at 86 years old in Barnet General Hospital (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Ben Weider
Canadian sports businessman (1923-2008).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Saint-Lin–Laurentides.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 85 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Joshua Lederberg
American molecular biologist (1925–2008).
Born May 23rd, 1925 in Montclair. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [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]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 719
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