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In the year 2008
787 Notable deaths
Leonardo Costagliola
Italian footballer and manager (1921-2008).
Born October 27th, 1921 in Taranto.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Florence. [ref]
Benoît Lamy
Belgian film director, producer and screenwriter (1945–2008).
Born September 19th, 1945 in Arlon.
Died April 15th, 2008 at 62 years old in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]
Kunio Lemari
President of the marshall islands (1942-2008).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Jaluit Atoll.
Died March 28th, 2008 at 65 years old in Majuro (diabetes). [ref]
Aziz Sedki
Prime minister of egypt (1920-2008).
Died January 26th, 2008 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Heinz Krügel
German footballer-manager (1921-2008).
Born April 24th, 1921 in Planitz.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Magdeburg. [ref]
Hugo Bagnulo
Uruguayan footballer (1915-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1915 in Montevideo.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 92 years old in Montevideo.
Gazanfer Bilge
Turkish olympic wrestler (1924-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1924 in Karamürsel.
Died April 20th, 2008 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
Rimma Kazakova
Russian poet (1932–2008).
Born January 27th, 1932 in Sevastopol.
Died May 19th, 2008 at 76 years old in Yudino, Odintsovsky District. [ref]
Rudolf Illovszky
Football player (1922-2008).
Born February 21st, 1922 in Budapest.
Died September 23rd, 2008 at 86 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Witold Woyda
Polish fencer.
Born May 10th, 1939 in Poznań.
Died May 5th, 2008 at 68 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 631 to 640 of 787
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson