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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Andrea Pininfarina
Italian engineer and manager.
Born June 26th, 1957 in Turin.
Died August 7th, 2008 at 51 years old in Cambiano (motorcycle accident).
Tony Rolt
Racecar driver (1918-2008).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bordon.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Warwick. [ref]
Ivan Southall
Australian children's writer.
Born June 8th, 1921 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2008 at 87 years old in Wantirna (cancer). [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]
Bernardin Gantin
Cardinal of the catholic church.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 86 years old in Paris. [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]
Nouhak Phoumsavanh
Lao politician (1910-2008).
Born April 9th, 1914 in Mukdahan. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2008 at 94 years old in Vientiane. [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 (1929–2008).
Born November 20th, 1929 in Calais. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2008 at 78 years old in Seine-Port. [ref]
Alfonso López Trujillo
Catholic cardinal (1935–2008).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Villahermosa.
Died April 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 786
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