In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Mogens Glistrup
Danish politician (1926-2008).
Died July 1st, 2008 at 82 years old in Kongens Lyngby, Virum. [ref]
Tony Rolt
Racecar driver (1918-2008).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bordon.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Warwick. [ref]
Ove Andersson
Rally driver and toyota motorsport boss.
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Uppsala.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 70 years old in George (traffic collision). [ref]
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet ballet dancer.
Born September 28th, 1916 in Kyiv.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 92 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alfonso López Trujillo
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 8th, 1935 in Villahermosa. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Javad Nurbakhsh
Master of nimatullahi sufi order.
Born December 10th, 1926 in Kerman.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Dercy Gonçalves
Brazilian actress and comedian (1907-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1907 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 19th, 2008 at 101 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Qian Xiuling
Chinese-belgian scientist.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Yixing.
Died August 1st, 2008 at 95 years old in Belgium.
Henry Brant
American composer.
Born September 15th, 1913 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2008 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens
Archbishop of athens and all greece.
Born January 17th, 1939 in Xanthi.
Died January 28th, 2008 at 69 years old in Athens (liver cancer). [ref]
Deaths 401 to 410 of 719
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde