In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
George Brecht
American artist and composer (1926-2008).
Born August 27th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Ted Lapidus
French fashion designer (1929-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2008 at 79 years old in Mougins (leukemia). [ref]
Michael Martin Hammer
American academic.
Born April 13th, 1948 in Annapolis.
Died September 3rd, 2008 at 60 years old in Boston. [ref]
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician (1927-2008).
Born July 7th, 1927 in West Java.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Dora Ratjen
German high jumper (1918–2008).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Erichshof.
Died April 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Jimmy Stewart
British racing driver.
Born March 6th, 1931 in Milton.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 76 years old in Helensburgh. [ref]
Boris Dvornik
Croatian actor.
Born April 16th, 1939 in Split.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 68 years old in Split (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Klaus Johann Jacobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2008).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Bremen.
Died September 11th, 2008 at 71 years old in Küsnacht (cancer). [ref]
Dražan Jerković
Croatian footballer (1936-2008).
Born August 6th, 1936 in Šibenik.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [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]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 786
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu