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In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Mel Galley
English guitarist.
Born March 8th, 1948 in Cannock.
Died July 1st, 2008 at 60 years old in Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Steve Gerber
American comic writer.
Born September 20th, 1947 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2008 at 60 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Italian opera singer.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Motta Sant'Anastasia. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 86 years old in Santa Maria Hoè. [ref]
Lilyan Chauvin
French-american actress (1925–2008).
Born August 6th, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 26th, 2008 at 82 years old in Studio City (breast cancer, heart failure). [ref]
Esbjörn Svensson
Swedish jazz pianist (1964-2008).
Born April 16th, 1964 in Västerås. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2008 at 44 years old in Stockholm (drowning). [ref]
Jorge Anaya
Argentine admiral.
Born September 27th, 1926 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 9th, 2008 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player.
Born April 26th, 1921 in Dallas. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia). [ref]
Roberta Collins
American actress (1944-2008).
Born November 17th, 1944 in United States of America.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Arthur Chung
First president of guyana, senior magistrate, sworn land surveyor (1918-2008).
Born January 10th, 1918 in Windsor Forest.
Died June 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in Georgetown. [ref]
Pauline Baynes
English illustrator of children's books (1922-2008).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Brighton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 719
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