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In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Carole Caldwell Graebner
American tennis player.
Born June 24th, 1943 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 19th, 2008 at 65 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Bukhuti Gurgenidze
Soviet chess player (1933–2008).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Surami.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 74 years old in Tbilisi.
Miroslav Dvořák
Czechoslovak professional ice hockey defenseman (1951-2008).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 56 years old in České Budějovice (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jean Prouff
French footballer (1919–2008).
Born September 12th, 1919 in Peillac.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 88 years old in Lannion.
Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
Norwegian comedian and actor.
Born August 18th, 1939 in Oslo.
Died July 3rd, 2008 at 68 years old in Oslo (lung cancer). [ref]
Peter Rühmkorf
German writer (1929-2008).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Dortmund.
Died June 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Roseburg (cancer). [ref]
Raymonde Allain
French actress.
Born June 22nd, 1912 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2008 at 96 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Andrzej Badeński
Polish sprinter.
Born May 10th, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 65 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Bhargavi Rao
Indian telugu language writer and translator.
Born August 14th, 1944 in Bellary.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 63 years old in Hyderabad.
Adam Ledwoń
Polish footballer (1974-2008).
Born January 15th, 1974 in Olesno.
Died June 11th, 2008 at 34 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (hanging to death). [ref]
Deaths 601 to 610 of 786
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