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In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Boris Shakhlin
Ukrainian soviet gymnast.
Born January 27th, 1932 in Ishim.
Died May 30th, 2008 at 76 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Choi Yo-sam
South korean boxer.
Born October 16th, 1973 in Jeongeup.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 34 years old in Seoul.
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician.
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Craig Jones
British motorcycle racer (1985-2008).
Born January 16th, 1985 in Crewe.
Died August 4th, 2008 at 23 years old in London. [ref]
Emanuelle Macrone
French belgian religious sister and humanitarian.
Born November 16th, 1908 in City of Brussels.
Died October 20th, 2008 at 99 years old in Callian. [ref]
Vytautas Kernagis
Lithuanian musician.
Born May 19th, 1951 in Vilnius.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 56 years old in Vilnius (stomach cancer). [ref]
Raymond Lefèvre
French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer.
Born November 20th, 1929 in Calais. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2008 at 78 years old in Seine-Port. [ref]
Rohini Bhate
Indian dancer.
Born November 14th, 1924 in Patna.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 83 years old in Pune.
Marie Smith Jones
Last speaker of the eyak language.
Born May 14th, 1918 in Cordova.
Died January 21st, 2008 at 89 years old in Anchorage. [ref]
Anthony Mamo
President of malta (1909-2008).
Born January 9th, 1909 in Birkirkara.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 99 years old in Mosta. [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 719
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz