In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Mary Ann Shaffer
United states writer, editor and bookshop worker.
Born December 13th, 1934 in Martinsburg.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in San Anselmo.
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
French director and photographer.
Born February 10th, 1944 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2008 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Robert Zajonc
American psychologist.
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Łódź.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Michael Higgins
American actor (1920-2008).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died November 5th, 2008 at 88 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]
Mate Parlov
Croatian boxer and olympic gold medalist.
Born November 16th, 1948 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 59 years old in Pula (lung cancer).
Leonard Rosenman
American composer (1924-2008).
Born September 7th, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rajko Mitić
Serbian footballer (1922-2008).
Born November 19th, 1922 in Bela Palanka.
Died March 29th, 2008 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Hrvoje Ćustić
Croatian footballer, died of injury sustained in game. (1983-2008).
Born October 21st, 1983 in Zadar.
Died April 3rd, 2008 at 24 years old in Zadar. [ref]
Cao Van Vien
South vietnamese general.
Born December 21st, 1921 in Vientiane.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Annandale (myocardial infarction).
Dino Risi
Italian film director (1916-2008).
Born December 23rd, 1916 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2008 at 91 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 719
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