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In the year 2008

787 Notable deaths

Josep Palau i Fabre

Catalan poet (1917-2008).

Born April 21st, 1917 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died February 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Elena Leușteanu

Gymnast.

Born July 4th, 1935 in Chernivtsi.

Died August 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in Bucharest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Péter Baczakó

Hungarian weightlifter.

Born September 27th, 1951 in Ercsi.

Died April 2nd, 2008 at 56 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]

Giovanni de Riu

Racecar driver.

Born March 10th, 1925 in Macomer.

Died December 11th, 2008 at 83 years old in Stresa.

Peter Poreku Dery

Catholic cardinal.

Born May 10th, 1918 in Ghana.

Died March 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Tamale. [ref]

Maksym Pashayev

Ukrainian footballer (1988-2008).

Born January 4th, 1988 in Khrustalnyi.

Died December 12th, 2008 at 20 years old in Hradyzk (traffic collision). [ref]

Antonio José González Zumárraga

Catholic cardinal.

Born March 18th, 1925 in Ecuador.

Died October 13th, 2008 at 83 years old in Quito. [ref]

František Čapek

Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1914–2008).

Born October 24th, 1914 in Branice.

Died January 31st, 2008 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]

Varazdat Harutyunyan

Armenian architect (1909-2008).

Born November 29th, 1909 in Van.

Died March 20th, 2008 at 98 years old in Yerevan.

Maral Rahmanzade

Azerbaijani painter (1916–2008).

Born July 23rd, 1916 in Baku.

Died March 16th, 2008 at 91 years old in Baku.

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