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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Willis Lamb
American physicist (1913–2008).
Born July 12th, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died May 15th, 2008 at 94 years old in Tucson.
Rajko Mitić
Serbian footballer (1922-2008).
Born November 19th, 1922 in Bela Palanka.
Died March 29th, 2008 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Dino Risi
Italian film director (1916-2008).
Born December 23rd, 1916 in Milan.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 91 years old in Rome (cancer). [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).
Dan Shomron
Israeli chief of staff.
Born August 5th, 1937 in Ashdot Ya'akov.
Died February 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]
Mate Parlov
Croatian boxer and olympic gold medalist (1948–2008).
Born November 16th, 1948 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2008 at 59 years old in Pula (lung cancer). [ref]
Abby Mann
American screenwriter and producer (1927–2008).
Born December 1st, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died March 25th, 2008 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
Spanish politician, president of the government from 1981 to 1982.
Born April 14th, 1926 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón (cardiac arrest).
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]
Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Castro
Two sicilian royal.
Born May 28th, 1926 in Podzamcze, Masovian Voivodeship.
Died March 20th, 2008 at 81 years old in Draguignan. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 786
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