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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Rohini Bhate
Indian dancer.
Born November 14th, 1924 in Patna.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 83 years old in Pune.
Anthony Mamo
Maltese chief judge and first president of the republic (1909-2008).
Born January 9th, 1909 in Birkirkara.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 99 years old in Mosta. [ref]
Albin Planinc
Slovenian chess grandmaster.
Born April 18th, 1944 in Briše.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 64 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens
Archbishop of athens and all greece (1939–2008).
Born January 17th, 1939 in Xanthi.
Died January 28th, 2008 at 69 years old in Psychiko (liver cancer). [ref]
Nirmala Deshpande
Indian politician (1929–2008).
Born October 19th, 1929 in Nagpur.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Choi Yo-sam
South korean boxer (1973–2008).
Born October 16th, 1973 in Jeongeup.
Died January 3rd, 2008 at 34 years old in Seoul.
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet ballet dancer.
Born September 28th, 1916 in Kyiv.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 92 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vernon Handley
British conductor (1930–2008).
Born November 11th, 1930 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died September 10th, 2008 at 77 years old in Monmouth. [ref]
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]
Natalia Bekhtereva
Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (1924-2008).
Born July 7th, 1924 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 22nd, 2008 at 83 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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