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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Ernst Stuhlinger
German rocket scientist (1913-2008).
Born December 19th, 1913 in Creglingen.
Died May 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Huntsville. [ref]
Helena Wolińska-Brus
Polish prosecutor (1919-2008).
Born February 27th, 1919 in Warsaw.
Died November 27th, 2008 at 89 years old in Oxford.
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).
Josef Tal
Israeli composer (1910–2008).
Born September 18th, 1910 in Pniewy.
Died August 25th, 2008 at 97 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Thomas Dörflein
German zookeeper (1963–2008).
Born October 13th, 1963 in Berlin.
Died September 22nd, 2008 at 44 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Baxandall
British art historian (1933-2008).
Born August 18th, 1933 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2008 at 74 years old in London (Parkinson's disease, pneumonia). [ref]
Paul Frère
Belgian racecar driver and journalist.
Born January 30th, 1917 in Le Havre.
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 91 years old in Nice. [ref]
Andy Palacio
Belizean musician (1960–2008).
Born December 2nd, 1960 in Barranco. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2008 at 47 years old in Belize City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Boris Shakhlin
Ukrainian soviet gymnast.
Born January 27th, 1932 in Ishim.
Died May 30th, 2008 at 76 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
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]
Deaths 401 to 410 of 786
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir