In the year 2008

786 Notable deaths

Claus Luthe

German automobile designer (1932–2008).

Born December 8th, 1932 in Wuppertal.

Died March 17th, 2008 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]

Sonja Savić

Actress (1961-2008).

Born September 15th, 1961 in Čačak.

Died September 23rd, 2008 at 47 years old in Belgrade (drug overdose). [ref]

Jürgen Ehlers

German physicist (1929–2008).

Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.

Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.

Germaine Tillion

French anthropologist (1907-2008).

Born May 30th, 1907 in Allègre.

Died April 19th, 2008 at 100 years old in Saint-Mandé.

Marilyn Ferguson

American writer (1938-2008).

Born April 5th, 1938 in Grand Junction.

Died October 19th, 2008 at 70 years old in Banning. [ref]

Grigory Romanov

Soviet politician (1923-2008).

Born February 7th, 1923 in Zikhnovo.

Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]

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]

Robert Jastrow

American astronomer (1925-2008).

Born September 7th, 1925 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died February 8th, 2008 at 82 years old in Arlington County (pneumonia). [ref]

Sasha Gabor

Hungarian-norwegian pornographic actor.

Born June 6th, 1945 in Hungary.

Died June 27th, 2008 at 63 years old in Thailand (heart failure). [ref]

Swaran Lata

Pakistani actress (1924–2008).

Born December 20th, 1924 in Rawalpindi.

Died February 8th, 2008 at 83 years old in Lahore.

Deaths 321 to 330 of 786

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