In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Boris Yefimov
Soviet and russian political and propaganda artist (1900-2008).
Born October 11th, 1900 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2008 at 107 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Aysel Gürel
Turkish poet (1929–2008).
Born February 7th, 1929 in Denizli.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 79 years old in Istanbul (chronic bronchitis).
Mikhail Pugovkin
Soviet and russian actor.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Anca Parghel
Singer, music teacher.
Born September 16th, 1957 in Câmpulung Moldovenesc.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 51 years old in Timișoara (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Zlata Bartl
Croatian chemist (1920-2008).
Born February 20th, 1920 in Sarajevo.
Died July 30th, 2008 at 88 years old in Koprivnica.
Christine Carère
Actress (1930-2008).
Born July 27th, 1930 in Dijon. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Fréjus. [ref]
Moshe Levi
Israeli general (1936-2008).
Born April 18th, 1936 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2008 at 71 years old in Afula (stroke). [ref]
Nikolai Baibakov
Soviet economist (1911-2008).
Born March 7th, 1911 in Sabunçu.
Died March 31st, 2008 at 97 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Elena Nathanael
Greek actress (1947–2008).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Nea Filadelfeia.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 67 years old in Athens (lung cancer).
Agata Mróz-Olszewska
Polish volleyball player.
Born April 7th, 1982 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.
Died June 4th, 2008 at 26 years old in Wrocław (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 471 to 480 of 786
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner