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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
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]
Annemarie Renger
German politician (1919-2008).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Leipzig.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 88 years old in Remagen. [ref]
Horațiu Rădulescu
French-romanian composer (1942-2008).
Born January 7th, 1942 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2008 at 66 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Akemi Negishi
Japanese actress.
Born March 26th, 1934 in Minato-ku.
Died March 11th, 2008 at 73 years old in Kawasaki (ovarian cancer).
Hans Monderman
Dutch engineer (1945–2008).
Born November 19th, 1945 in Leeuwarden.
Died January 7th, 2008 at 62 years old in Ureterp (prostate cancer). [ref]
Robert Jonquet
French association football player and manager (1925-2008).
Born May 3rd, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 17th, 2008 at 83 years old in Reims. [ref]
Marisa Merlini
Italian actress.
Born August 6th, 1923 in Rome.
Died July 27th, 2008 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mikhail Solomentsev
Soviet politician (1913-2008).
Born November 7th, 1913.
Died February 15th, 2008 at 94 years old in Moscow.
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth
British politician (1921–2008).
Born January 16th, 1921 in Dundee.
Died October 3rd, 2008 at 87 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]
Jorge de Bagration
Spanish rally driver.
Born February 22nd, 1944 in Rome.
Died January 16th, 2008 at 63 years old in Tbilisi (hepatitis). [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 786
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius