Deaths in 2008

The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed under the date of death, not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name.

A typical entry appears in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

January 2008

1

• Pratap Chandra Chunder, 88, Indian cabinet minister (1977-1980). [1]
• John Granville, 33, American diplomat, assassination by gunshot. [2]
• Thiyagarajah Maheswaran, 47, Sri Lankan politician, former cabinet minister, assassination by gunshot. [3] [4]

External links

• Obituaries on the Web
  • General
    • Obituaries.com
    • Recent AP Obituaries
    • Variety Magazine Obituaries
  • US
    • The New York Times: Obituaries
    • Washington Post: Obituaries
    • The Boston Globe: Obituaries
  • South Africa
    • Mail & Guardian (South Africa) Obituaries
  • UK
    • The Daily Telegraph: Obituaries
    • The Guardian: Obituaries
    • The Independent: Obituaries
    • The Times: Obituaries
    • Lasting Tribute: Obituaries
  • Australia
    • The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia): Obituaries
  • Russia
    • (Russia): Obituaries

• Specialized websites
  • The Blog of Death
  • Entertainment Insiders
  • Dead or Alive
  • Dead People Server
  • Death List
  • Famous Dead Database
  • Find a Grave
  • Written in Stone - Literary deaths
  • Writers We've Lost

For earlier deaths, see Deaths in 2007, Deaths in 2006, Deaths in 2005, Deaths in 2004, Deaths in 2003, Deaths in 2002, Deaths in 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, ...