In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Dino Dvornik
Croatian singer.
Born August 20th, 1964 in Split.
Died September 7th, 2008 at 44 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Sheldon Brown
American cyclist, writer and mechanic.
Born July 14th, 1944 in Boston.
Died February 4th, 2008 at 63 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Janez Drnovšek
Slovenian politician (1950-2008).
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 57 years old in Zaplana (kidney cancer). [ref]
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
American politician (1949-2008).
Born September 10th, 1949 in Cleveland.
Died August 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in East Cleveland (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Manuel Marulanda
Leader of the communist farc-ep (1930–2008).
Born May 13th, 1930 in Quindío Department.
Died March 26th, 2008 at 77 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kon Ichikawa
Japanese film director.
Born November 20th, 1915 in Ise. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2008 at 92 years old in Ise, Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Fujio Akatsuka
Japanese manga artist.
Born September 14th, 1935 in Luanping County.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 72 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Johnny Griffin
American musician.
Born April 23rd, 1928 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2008 at 80 years old in Availles-Limouzine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eudy Simelane
South african association footballer (1977-2008).
Born March 11th, 1977 in KwaThema. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2008 at 31 years old in KwaThema (stab wound). [ref]
Suzanne Tamim
Lebanese singer (1977-2008).
Born September 23rd, 1977 in Beirut.
Died July 28th, 2008 at 30 years old in Emirate of Dubai (stab wound). [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather