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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
William Gibson
American playwright and novelist (1914–2008).
Born November 13th, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Stockbridge. [ref]
Joe Beck
American musician.
Born July 29th, 1945 in Philadelphia.
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 62 years old in Woodbury (lung cancer). [ref]
William Wharton
American author and painter (1925-2008).
Born November 7th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 2008 at 82 years old in Encinitas (infectious disease). [ref]
Adrian Mitchell
British writer (1932–2008).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Hampstead Heath.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 76 years old in North London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anura Bandaranaike
Sri lankan politician (1949–2008).
Born February 15th, 1949 in Colombo.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 59 years old in Colombo. [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]
Siegfried Knappe
German army officer during wwii, and writer (1917–2008).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Brunsbüttel.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 91 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Juan Camilo Mouriño
Mexican politician (1971-2008).
Born August 1st, 1971 in Mexico City.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 37 years old in Mexico City (2008 Mexico City Learjet crash). [ref]
Raúl Reyes
Colombian guerilla (1948–2008).
Born September 30th, 1948 in La Plata.
Died March 1st, 2008 at 59 years old in Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos. [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]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 786
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw