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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Anatoly Karatsuba
Russian mathematician (1937-2008).
Born January 31st, 1937 in Grozny.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 71 years old in Moscow.
León Febres-Cordero
President of ecuador (1984 - 1988).
Born March 9th, 1931 in Guayaquil.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 77 years old in Guayaquil (cancer). [ref]
Norman Dello Joio
American composer (1913–2008).
Born January 24th, 1913 in New York City.
Died July 24th, 2008 at 95 years old in East Hampton. [ref]
Gwyneth Dunwoody
Longest ever serving female member of the parliament of the united kingdom (1930-2008).
Born December 12th, 1930 in Fulham.
Died April 17th, 2008 at 77 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Frank Piasecki
American aerospace engineer (1919–2008).
Born October 24th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 88 years old in Haverford. [ref]
Richard Hickox
English conductor (1948-2008).
Born March 5th, 1948 in Stokenchurch. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2008 at 60 years old in Swansea (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hidetaka Nishiyama
Martial artist (1928–2008).
Born October 10th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died November 7th, 2008 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Paula Gunn Allen
American writer (1939-2008).
Born October 24th, 1939 in Albuquerque, Cubero.
Died May 29th, 2008 at 68 years old in Fort Bragg. [ref]
Stig Olin
Swedish actor, director and musician (1920–2008).
Born September 11th, 1920 in Kungsholm parish.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 87 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Vitaly Fedorchuk
Kgb chairman (1918-2008).
Born December 27th, 1918 in Ogiyivka.
Died February 29th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 786
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