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In the year 2008
787 Notable deaths
Henki Kolstad
Norwegian actor (1915-2008).
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Christiania.
Died July 14th, 2008 at 93 years old in Diakonhjemmet Hospital. [ref]
Lyuben Dilov
Bulgarian writer (1927-2008).
Born December 25th, 1927 in Cherven bryag. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2008 at 80 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Ennio de Concini
Italian film director (1923–2008).
Born December 9th, 1923 in Rome.
Died November 17th, 2008 at 84 years old in Rome (tuberculosis). [ref]
Stig Claesson
Swedish artist and writer (1928-2008).
Born June 2nd, 1928 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Field hockey player (1928–2008).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Gujrat.
Died December 8th, 2008 at 80 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Józef Szajna
Polish sculptor (1922-2008).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Rzeszów. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Don McKenzie
American swimmer.
Born May 11th, 1947 in Hollywood.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 61 years old in Reno (brain cancer).
Dieter Noll
East german writer (1927-2008).
Born December 31st, 1927 in Riesa.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 80 years old in Zeuthen.
José Bello
Spanish writer.
Born May 13th, 1904 in Huesca. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2008 at 103 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Rose Dieng Kuntz
Senegalese computer scientist.
Born March 27th, 1956 in Dakar. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2008 at 52 years old in Nice. [ref]
Deaths 611 to 620 of 787
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare