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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Mel Ferrer
American film actor, director and producer (1917–2008).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Elberon. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara (heart failure). [ref]
Majel Barrett
American actress and producer (1932-2008).
Born February 23rd, 1932 in Cleveland.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 76 years old in Bel Air (leukemia). [ref]
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Indian spiritual master.
Born January 12th, 1917 in Jabalpur.
Died February 5th, 2008 at 91 years old in Vlodrop. [ref]
Suharto
2nd president of indonesia, army general (1921-2008).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Kemusuk.
Died January 27th, 2008 at 86 years old in Jakarta (kidney failure). [ref]
Rudy Ray Moore
American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer (1927-2008).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Fort Smith.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 81 years old in Akron (diabetes). [ref]
Richard Widmark
American actor and producer (1914–2008).
Born December 26th, 1914 in Sunrise Township.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 93 years old in Roxbury. [ref]
Dorothy Vaughan
African-american mathematician.
Born September 20th, 1910 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2008 at 98 years old in Hampton. [ref]
Frank Rosenthal
American gambler.
Born June 12th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died October 13th, 2008 at 79 years old in Miami Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cyd Charisse
American dancer and actress (1921-2008).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Amarillo. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tsutomu Miyazaki
Japanese serial killer.
Born August 21st, 1962 in Ōme.
Died June 17th, 2008 at 45 years old in Tokyo (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 786
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