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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Doreen Wilber
American archer (1930–2008).
Born January 8th, 1930 in Rutland.
Died October 19th, 2008 at 78 years old in Jefferson (Alzheimer's disease).
Valentin Bubukin
Russian footballer (1933-2008).
Born April 23rd, 1933 in Moscow.
Died October 30th, 2008 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Patsy O'Connell Sherman
American chemist.
Born September 15th, 1930 in Minneapolis.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 77 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Malcolm McKenna
American paleontologist.
Born July 21st, 1930 in Pomona.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 77 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Ivan Rabuzin
Croatian naive painter (1921-2008).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Ključ, Una-Sana Canton.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Varaždin. [ref]
Stefan Meller
Polish diplomat (1942-2008).
Born July 4th, 1942 in Lyon. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2008 at 65 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 29th, 1919 in Tampico.
Died April 10th, 2008 at 88 years old in Mexico City (thrombosis). [ref]
Humberto Solás
Cuban film director (1941–2008).
Born December 14th, 1941 in Havana.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 66 years old in Havana (leukemia).
Edward Kłosiński
Polish cinematographer.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died January 5th, 2008 at 65 years old in Milanówek (lung cancer). [ref]
George Walter
Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1928-2008).
Born September 8th, 1928 in Saint John's.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Saint John's (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 561 to 570 of 786
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