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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Mustafa Khalil
Egyptian prime minister (1920-2008).
Born November 18th, 1920 in Qalyubia Governorate.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Soviet actress.
Born September 9th, 1930 in Potapovo.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]
Arne Domnérus
Swedish musician (1924-2008).
Born December 20th, 1924 in Södermalm.
Died September 2nd, 2008 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ian McColl
Scottish footballer and manager (1927-2008).
Born June 7th, 1927 in Alexandria.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 81 years old in Scotland. [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]
Floyd Simmons
Athletics competitor (1923-2008).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Charlotte.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Charlotte.
Ruth Cardoso
Brazilian anthropologist, 34th first lady of brazil (1930-2008).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Araraquara.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [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]
Horst Skoff
Austrian tennis player.
Born August 22nd, 1968 in Klagenfurt.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 39 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 451 to 460 of 786
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi