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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Van Johnson
American film and television actor and dancer.
Born August 25th, 1916 in Newport. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2008 at 92 years old in Nyack. [ref]
Richey Edwards
Welsh guitarist (1967–1995).
Born December 22nd, 1967 in Caerphilly County Borough.
Died November 24th, 2008 at 40 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Rob Knox
British actor (1989-2008).
Born August 21st, 1989 in Kent.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 18 years old in Sidcup (stab wound). [ref]
Miriam Makeba
South african singer and civil rights activist.
Born March 4th, 1932 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2008 at 76 years old in Castel Volturno (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harold Pinter
British playwright (1930–2008).
Born October 10th, 1930 in London. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2008 at 78 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Gary Gygax
American writer and game designer (1938-2008).
Born July 27th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 69 years old in Lake Geneva (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Gary Gygax
American writer and game designer (1938-2008).
Born July 27th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 69 years old in Lake Geneva (abdominal aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Bo Diddley
American guitarist (1928–2008).
Born December 30th, 1928 in Magnolia, McComb. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Florida, Archer (diabetes, heart failure). [ref]
Irena Sendler
Polish resistance fighter and holocaust rescuer (1910-2008).
Born October 20th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 97 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Anthony Minghella
British film director, playwright and screenwriter (1954-2008).
Born January 6th, 1954 in Ryde.
Died March 18th, 2008 at 54 years old in Hammersmith (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 786
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid