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