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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Kurt Furgler
Member of the swiss federal council (1924-2008).
Born June 24th, 1924 in St. Gallen.
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 84 years old in St. Gallen (heart failure). [ref]
Karen Asrian
Armenian chess player.
Born April 24th, 1980 in Yerevan.
Died June 9th, 2008 at 28 years old in Yerevan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ángel González Muñiz
Spanish poet.
Born September 3rd, 1925 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2008 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Horst Stein
German conductor.
Born May 2nd, 1928 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2008 at 80 years old in Vandœuvres. [ref]
Ricardo Infante
Argentine footballer (1924-2008).
Born June 21st, 1924 in La Plata.
Died December 14th, 2008 at 84 years old in La Plata.
Claude Piron
Swiss translator and esperantist (1931-2008).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Namur.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 76 years old in Gland. [ref]
Gennadi Volnov
Basketball player (1939–2008).
Born November 28th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died July 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
René Harris
Nauruan politician (1947–2008).
Born November 11th, 1947 in Aiwo District.
Died July 5th, 2008 at 60 years old in Aiwo District (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paavo Haavikko
Finnish poet and writer (1931–2008).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Helsinki.
Died October 6th, 2008 at 77 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Marisa Sannia
Italian singer, actress.
Born February 15th, 1947 in Iglesias.
Died April 14th, 2008 at 61 years old in Cagliari (liver cancer). [ref]
Deaths 511 to 520 of 786
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King