In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Neil Bartlett
English-american chemist (1932-2008).
Born September 15th, 1932 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died August 5th, 2008 at 75 years old in Walnut Creek (aortic aneurysm).
Andy Palacio
Belizean musician.
Born December 2nd, 1960 in Belize.
Died January 19th, 2008 at 47 years old in Belize City (myocardial infarction).
Ruslan Yamadayev
Chechen warlord.
Born December 10th, 1961 in Gudermes.
Died September 24th, 2008 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Nonna Mordyukova
Soviet and russian actress.
Born November 25th, 1925 in Kostiantynivka. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2008 at 82 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Paul Frère
Belgian racecar driver and journalist.
Born January 30th, 1917 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 91 years old in Nice. [ref]
Abie Nathan
Israeli peace activist, humanist, pilot (1927-2008).
Born April 29th, 1927 in Abadan.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Andrea Pininfarina
Italian engineer and manager.
Born June 26th, 1957 in Turin.
Died August 7th, 2008 at 51 years old in Cambiano (motorcycle accident).
Fred Sinowatz
Austrian historian and chancellor (1929-2008).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Neufeld an der Leitha.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Eva Dahlbeck
Swedish actress and writer (1920-2008).
Born March 8th, 1920 in Stockholm City. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2008 at 87 years old [ref]
Andrew Gleason
American mathematician (1921-2008).
Born November 4th, 1921 in Fresno.
Died October 17th, 2008 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 719
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