In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Šaban Bajramović
Serbian vocalist and recording artist of romani ethnicity.
Born April 16th, 1936 in Niš. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2008 at 72 years old in Niš (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hugo Claus
Belgian author (1929-2008).
Born April 5th, 1929 in Bruges. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Antwerp (euthanasia). [ref]
Tassos Papadopoulos
5th president of the republic of cyprus (1934-2008).
Born January 7th, 1934 in Ayios Antonios, Nicosia. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2008 at 74 years old in Nicosia New General Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
Marilyn Ferguson
American writer (1938-2008).
Born April 5th, 1938 in Grand Junction.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 70 years old in Banning. [ref]
Kiyoshi Itō
Japanese mathematician who pioneered the theory of stochastic integration and stochastic differential equations, now known as itô calculus.
Born September 7th, 1915 in Inabe district. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2008 at 93 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Tommy Lapid
Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, and politician (1931-2008).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Novi Sad. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2008 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Ken Ogata
Japanese actor.
Born July 20th, 1937 in Ushigome-ku. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2008 at 71 years old in Mibu (liver cancer). [ref]
Leyla Gencer
Turkish soprano.
Born October 10th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Ja’afar of Negeri Sembilan
Yang di-pertuan agong x.
Born July 19th, 1922 in Klang.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 86 years old in Seremban.
Fred Crane
American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in New Orleans.
Died August 21st, 2008 at 90 years old in Atlanta (surgical complications). [ref]
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce