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In the year 2008
787 Notable deaths
Dina Cocea
Romanian actress (1912-2008).
Born November 27th, 1912 in Bucharest.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Omar Caetano
Uruguayan footballer (1938-2008).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died July 2nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Alan Ford
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder, engineer.
Born December 7th, 1923 in Panama City.
Died November 3rd, 2008 at 84 years old in Sarasota (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Gérard Calvet
French abbot (1927–2008).
Born November 18th, 1927 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2008 at 80 years old in Carpentras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leopoldo Elia
Italian politician (1925-2008).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Fano.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Rome.
Nicolae Linca
Boxer.
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Blaj.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Feisa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Viktor Kuzkin
Russian ice hockey player.
Born July 6th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 67 years old in Sochi (drowning).
Koloa Talake
Prime minister of tuvalu (1934-2008).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Vaitupu.
Died May 26th, 2008 at 73 years old in Auckland.
Wieńczysław Gliński
Polish actor (1921-2008).
Born May 10th, 1921 in Astrakhan.
Died July 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Beatrice Ohanessian
Iraqi-american musician.
Born March 15th, 1927 in Baghdad.
Died July 17th, 2008 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Deaths 651 to 660 of 787
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore