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In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
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]
Henri Cartan
French mathematician.
Born July 8th, 1904 in Nancy. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2008 at 104 years old in Paris. [ref]
June Vincent
Actress (1920-2008).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Harrod.
Died November 20th, 2008 at 88 years old in Aurora.
Abby Mann
American writer and producer (1927-2008).
Born December 1st, 1927 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2008 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Louis Guss
American actor (1918-2008).
Born January 4th, 1918 in New York City.
Died September 29th, 2008 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Aleksandr Abdulov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born May 29th, 1953 in Tobolsk.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 54 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Christopher Bowman
Figure skater (1967-2008).
Born March 30th, 1967 in Hollywood.
Died January 10th, 2008 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the focolare movement.
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Trento. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2008 at 88 years old in Rocca di Papa. [ref]
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
Spanish noble (1936-2008).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Estoril.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 71 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (lung cancer). [ref]
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
President of sri lanka from 1993 to 1994.
Born February 15th, 1916 in Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat.
Died September 21st, 2008 at 92 years old in Kandy. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 719
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø