In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician (1927-2008).
Born July 7th, 1927 in West Java.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Emmanuel Sanon
Haitian footballer and manager (1951-2008).
Born June 25th, 1951 in Port-au-Prince.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 56 years old in Orlando (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Vo Van Kiet
Prime minister of vietnam (1922-2008).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Vĩnh Long.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Singapore (pneumonia). [ref]
Ola Brunkert
Swedish musician (1946-2008).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Örebro. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2008 at 61 years old in Artà (fall). [ref]
William Gibson
American playwright and novelist (1914–2008).
Born November 13th, 1914 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Stockbridge. [ref]
Claus Luthe
German automobile designer.
Born December 8th, 1932 in Wuppertal.
Died March 17th, 2008 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
Boris Dvornik
Croatian actor.
Born April 16th, 1939 in Split.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 68 years old in Split (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bronisław Geremek
Polish social historian and politician (1932-2008).
Born March 6th, 1932 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2008 at 76 years old in Lubień, Greater Poland Voivodeship (traffic collision). [ref]
Norman Dello Joio
American musician.
Born January 24th, 1913 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2008 at 95 years old in East Hampton. [ref]
Paula Gunn Allen
Native american writer (1939-2008).
Born October 24th, 1939 in Albuquerque.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 68 years old in Fort Bragg. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 719
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire