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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist (1906–2008).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Baden.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 102 years old in Burg im Leimental (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Seventh prime minister of india (1931-2008).
Born June 25th, 1931 in Allahabad.
Died November 27th, 2008 at 77 years old in New Delhi (multiple myeloma).
Arthur Shawcross
American criminal.
Born June 6th, 1945 in Kittery.
Died November 10th, 2008 at 63 years old in Albany (heart failure). [ref]
Bernhard Caesar Einstein
American physicist (1930-2008).
Born July 10th, 1930 in Dortmund.
Died September 30th, 2008 at 78 years old in Bern.
Hua Guofeng
2nd chairman of the chinese communist party, 2nd premier of the people's republic of china.
Born February 16th, 1921 in Jiaocheng County. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 87 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Robert Prosky
American actor (1930–2008).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Beverly Garland
American actress (1926–2008).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Santa Cruz.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Hollywood Hills (disease). [ref]
Tim Russert
American journalist.
Born May 7th, 1950 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2008 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jesse Helms
American politician (1921–2008).
Born October 18th, 1921 in Monroe.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 86 years old in Raleigh (dementia). [ref]
Leo Major
Canadian world war ii and korean war soldier (1921–2008).
Born January 23rd, 1921 in New Bedford.
Died October 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Candiac.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 786
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