In the year 2008
786 Notable deaths
Estelle Reiner
American actress and singer.
Born June 5th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Cedella Booker
Jamaican singer and writer (1926-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Saint Ann Parish.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]
Edie Adams
American singer, businesswoman.
Born April 16th, 1927 in Kingston.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Randy Pausch
American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design.
Born October 23rd, 1960 in Baltimore.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 47 years old in Chesapeake (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sam Bottoms
American actor (1955–2008).
Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara.
Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Paul Scofield
British actor (1922–2008).
Born January 21st, 1922 in West Sussex.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 86 years old in Sussex (leukemia). [ref]
Margaret Truman
American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd president of the united states harry s. truman (1924-2008).
Born February 17th, 1924 in Independence.
Died January 29th, 2008 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Don S. Davis
American character actor (1942-2008).
Born August 4th, 1942 in Aurora.
Died June 29th, 2008 at 65 years old in Gibsons (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
Indian politician (1931-2008).
Born February 14th, 1931 in Hyderabad.
Died September 29th, 2008 at 77 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Reg Varney
Actor (1916-2008).
Born July 11th, 1916 in Canning Town.
Died November 16th, 2008 at 92 years old in Budleigh Salterton (infectious disease). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 786
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan