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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Béatrix Beck
French writer of belgian origin.
Born July 30th, 1914 in Villars-sur-Ollon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2008 at 94 years old in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Manol Manolov
Bulgarian footballer (1925-2008).
Born August 4th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 83 years old in Sofia.
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Croatian actress (1935–2008).
Born December 22nd, 1935 in Sarajevo.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 72 years old in Zagreb (stroke). [ref]
Tsvetanka Khristova
Athletics competitor.
Born March 14th, 1962 in Kazanlak.
Died November 14th, 2008 at 46 years old in Kazanlak (cancer). [ref]
Louis Hon
French footballer (1924–2008).
Born September 14th, 1924 in Couches.
Died January 5th, 2008 at 83 years old in Fréjus. [ref]
Glen Brand
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 3rd, 1923 in Iowa.
Died November 15th, 2008 at 85 years old in Omaha. [ref]
Antonio Gava
Italian politician (1930-2008).
Born July 30th, 1930 in Castellammare di Stabia.
Died August 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ferenc Fejtő
Historian.
Born August 31st, 1909 in Nagykanizsa. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lipke Holthuis
Dutch carcinologist (1921-2008).
Born April 21st, 1921 in Probolinggo. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Leiden.
Ibrahim Dossey
Ghanaian footballer (1972-2008).
Born November 24th, 1972 in Accra.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 36 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 591 to 600 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