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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Mogens Glistrup
Danish politician (1926-2008).
Died July 1st, 2008 at 82 years old in Kongens Lyngby, Virum. [ref]
Rosella Hightower
Ballerina and ballet teacher (1920–2008).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Ardmore.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 88 years old in Cannes (stroke). [ref]
Qian Xiuling
Chinese-belgian scientist.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Yixing.
Died August 1st, 2008 at 95 years old in Belgium.
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]
Oded Schramm
Israeli mathematician (1961-2008).
Born December 10th, 1961 in Jerusalem.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 46 years old in Washington (falling from height). [ref]
Ove Andersson
Rally driver and toyota motorsport boss (1938–2008).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Uppsala.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 70 years old in George (traffic collision). [ref]
Javad Nurbakhsh
Master of nimatullahi sufi order (1926–2008).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Kerman.
Died October 10th, 2008 at 81 years old in Oxford. [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.
Michel Modo
French actor.
Born March 30th, 1937 in Carpentras. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Vaires-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
Albert Cossery
Egyptian-born french writer.
Born November 3rd, 1913 in Cairo.
Died June 22nd, 2008 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 786
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine