In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
David Ausubel
American psychologist (1918–2008).
Born October 25th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in New York City.
Roberta Collins
American actress (1944-2008).
Born November 17th, 1944 in United States.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Steve Gerber
American comic writer (1947–2008).
Born September 20th, 1947 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 2008 at 60 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Johnny Podres
American professional baseball player, pitcher (1932–2008).
Born September 30th, 1932 in Witherbee.
Died January 13th, 2008 at 75 years old in Glens Falls. [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]
Dino Dvornik
Croatian singer.
Born August 20th, 1964 in Split.
Died September 7th, 2008 at 44 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Jorge Anaya
Argentine admiral (1926–2008).
Born September 27th, 1926 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 9th, 2008 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Peter Camejo
American politician (1939-2008).
Born December 31st, 1939 in Queens.
Died September 13th, 2008 at 68 years old in Folsom (cancer, lymphoma). [ref]
Henri Salvador
French caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter (1917-2008).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Cayenne. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2008 at 90 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (aneurysm). [ref]
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]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 786
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell