In the year 2008

786 Notable deaths

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]

Kevin Duckworth

American professional basketball player.

Born April 1st, 1964 in Harvey. [ref]

Died August 25th, 2008 at 44 years old in Gleneden Beach (myocardial infarction). [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]

John Costelloe

American actor (1961-2008).

Born November 8th, 1961 in Brooklyn.

Died December 18th, 2008 at 47 years old in Sunset Park.

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]

David Gale

American mathematician (1921–2008).

Born December 13th, 1921 in Manhattan.

Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

Suzzanna

Indonesian actress, model, and singer (1942–2008).

Born October 13th, 1942 in Bogor.

Died October 15th, 2008 at 66 years old in Potrobangsan (diabetes). [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]

Jean-Marie Balestre

French auto racing executive.

Born April 9th, 1921 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

Died March 27th, 2008 at 86 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]

Joseph Weizenbaum

German-american computer scientist (1923-2008).

Born January 8th, 1923 in Berlin.

Died March 5th, 2008 at 85 years old in Gröben. [ref]

Deaths 191 to 200 of 786

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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld