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In the year 2008
719 Notable deaths
Hans Monderman
Dutch engineer.
Born November 19th, 1945 in Leeuwarden.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 62 years old in Ureterp (prostate cancer). [ref]
Horst Skoff
Austrian tennis player.
Born August 22nd, 1968 in Klagenfurt.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 39 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arthur Burks
American mathematician who contributed to the design of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (1915–2008).
Born October 13th, 1915 in Duluth. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2008 at 92 years old in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Larry James
Athletics competitor, 400 metres runner.
Born November 6th, 1947 in Mount Pleasant.
Died November 6th, 2008 at 61 years old in Galloway Township (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Robert Seamans
American aerospace engineer.
Born October 30th, 1918 in Salem.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 89 years old in Beverly. [ref]
Khiuaz Dospanova
Soviet po-2 navigator in wwii and hero of kazakhstan (1922-2008).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Atyrau, Kurmangazy District.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Almaty.
Cecilia Colledge
British figure skater.
Born November 28th, 1920 in London.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Albert Cossery
Egyptian-born french writer.
Born November 3rd, 1913 in Cairo. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2008 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Barrington J. Bayley
British writer (1937-2008).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]
G. David Low
American astronaut.
Born February 19th, 1956 in Cleveland.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 52 years old in Reston (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 719
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