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In the year 2008
788 Notable deaths
Ivar Mathisen
Canoe racer.
Born June 14th, 1920 in Bærum.
Died October 7th, 2008 at 88 years old in Bærum. [ref]
Miroslav Koranda
Czechoslovak rower (1934–2008).
Born November 6th, 1934 in Prague, Teplice. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2008 at 73 years old [ref]
Leon De Lathouwer
Belgian cyclist (1929–2008).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Wetteren.
Died August 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Kalken.
Oszkár Csuvik
Hungarian water polo player (1925-2008).
Born March 28th, 1925 in Budapest.
Died October 23rd, 2008 at 83 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Guissart
French rower.
Born September 5th, 1927 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2008 at 81 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Vincenzo D'Angelo
Italian water polo player.
Born January 22nd, 1951 in Bacoli. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2008 at 57 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
Gaston Dron
Olympic cyclist.
Born March 19th, 1924 in Clichy. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2008 at 84 years old in Dreux. [ref]
Roger Foulon
Belgian writer (1923-2008).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Thuin. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2008 at 84 years old in Thuin. [ref]
Kees Wijdekop
Dutch sprint canoeist (1914–2008).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 94 years old in Purmerend. [ref]
Preben Isaksson
Danish cyclist (1943-2008).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Copenhagen.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 65 years old in Greve Municipality.
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