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*[[Elena Nathanael]], 67, [[Greece|Greek]] [[actor|actress]], [[lung cancer]]. [http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=879220&lngDtrID=253] (Greek) |
*[[Elena Nathanael]], 67, [[Greece|Greek]] [[actor|actress]], [[lung cancer]]. [http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=879220&lngDtrID=253] (Greek) |
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*[[Leonard Rosenman]], 83, [[United States|American]] [[composer]], [[heart attack]]. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981821.html?categoryid=25&cs=1] |
*[[Leonard Rosenman]], 83, [[United States|American]] [[composer]], [[heart attack]]. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981821.html?categoryid=25&cs=1] |
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*[[George Walter]], 79, [[Antigua]]n prime minister (1971-1976), [[heart attack]]. [http://www.pr-inside.com/george-walter-former-prime-minister-of-r470910.htm] |
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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.
- Derek Dooley, 78, former Sheffield Wednesday forward and Sheffield United chairman. [1]
- Gary Gygax, 69, American co-creator of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. [2]
- Enrico Job, 74, Italian scenographer. [3] (Italian)
- Elena Nathanael, 67, Greek actress, lung cancer. [4] (Greek)
- Leonard Rosenman, 83, American composer, heart attack. [5]
- George Walter, 79, Antiguan prime minister (1971-1976), heart attack. [6]
- Giuseppe Di Stefano, 86, Italian operatic tenor, after long coma following assault. [7]
- Donald S. Lopez, Sr., 84, American, deputy director of the National Air and Space Museum, heart attack. [8]
- Norm O'Neill, 71, Australian cricketer. [9]
- Annemarie Renger, 88, German politician (SPD), Speaker of Parliament (1972-1976). [10] (German)
- Joseph Zelnik, 75, American editor of the Cape May County Herald. [11]
- Sofiko Chiaureli, 70, Georgian actress. [12] (Russian)
- Roger Gill, 35, Guyanese Olympic sprinter, car accident. [13]
- Jeff Healey, 41, Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist, cancer. [14]
- Carl Hoddle, 40, British football player, suspected heart attack. [15]
- Paul Raymond, 82, British pornographic magazine publisher and property magnate. [16]
- Frederick Seitz, 96, American physicist who co-discovered the Wigner-Seitz cell. [17]
- Haroldo de Andrade, 73, Brazilian radio presenter (Rádio Globo), multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. [18] (Portuguese)
- Stella Bruce, 67, Indian Tamil writer, suicide by hanging. [19]
- Kevin John Dunn, 57, British Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (2004–2008), pneumonia. [20] [21]
- Matt Golik, 59, American mayor of Wolf Point, Montana (1999–2008), accidental drowning. [22]
- Bhanbhagta Gurung, 86, Nepalese Gurkha soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross. [23]
- Raúl Reyes, 59, Colombian FARC second-in-command, airstrike. [24]
- Sid Spindler, 75, Polish-born Australian senator (Democrats) (1990–1996), liver cancer. [25]
- George Toley, 91, American collegiate tennis coach. [26]
External links
- Obituaries on the Web
- General
- US
- South Africa
- UK
- Australia
- Specialized websites
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, ...