In the year 2008
787 Notable deaths
Tormod Haugen
Norwegian children's writer.
Born May 12th, 1945 in Trysil.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 63 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Joseph Conombo
Burkinabé politician (1917-2008).
Born February 9th, 1917 in Kombissiri. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2008 at 91 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Ronald A. Parise
American astronaut.
Born May 24th, 1951 in Warren.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer). [ref]
Jadesola Olayinka Akande
Nigerian lawyer and academic (1940 – 2008).
Born November 15th, 1940 in Ibadan.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 67 years old in Lagos State.
Fred Degazon
President of dominica (1913-2008).
Born January 4th, 1913 in Castries.
Died October 4th, 2008 at 95 years old in London.
Radovan Lukavský
Czech dubbing actor, actor, professor and university educator (1919–2008).
Born November 1st, 1919 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2008 at 88 years old in Prague (heart failure). [ref]
Adolfo Suárez Rivera
Mexican catholic cardinal (1927-2008).
Born January 9th, 1927 in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Monterrey. [ref]
Eugenió Montejo
Venezuelan writer (1938–2008).
Born October 19th, 1938 in Caracas.
Died June 6th, 2008 at 69 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Christel Goltz
Singer.
Born July 8th, 1912 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2008 at 96 years old in Baden bei Wien. [ref]
Árpád Orbán
Association football player (1938-2008).
Born March 14th, 1938 in Győr.
Died April 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Győr.
Deaths 641 to 650 of 787
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan