Deaths in 2008
Appearance
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.
- Lucien Jeunesse, 89, French anchor of radio game Le Jeu des 1000 Francs. [1] (French)
- Park Kyung-ni, 82, South Korean novelist, lung cancer. [2]
- Moisey Feigin, 104, Russian artist, Guinness World Record–holder for the oldest professional working artist. [3]
- Lord Holme, 71, British Liberal Democrat politician, cancer. [4]
- Pt. Kishan Maharaj, 84, Indian musician, leading exponent of and innovator on the Benares Tabla Gharana, paralytic attack. [5]
- Colin Murdoch, 79, New Zealand inventor, best known for the disposable hypodermic syringe and tranquilizer gun, cancer. [6]
- Charles Caccia, 78, Canadian politician, environmentalist and Liberal MP for Davenport (1968–2004), complications from a stroke. [7]
- Lynne Cooper Harvey, 92, American radio producer, Radio Hall of Fame member, wife of radio personality Paul Harvey, leukemia. [8]
- Ted Key, 95, American cartoonist (Hazel), complications from bladder cancer and stroke. [9]
- Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, 82, Spanish prime minister (1981–1982), natural causes. [10]
- Eight Belles, 3, American racehorse, 2008 Kentucky Derby 2nd place finisher, euthanized. [11]
- Beverlee McKinsey, 67, American soap opera actress, natural causes. [12]
- Nasimuddin Amin, 54, Malaysian entrepreneur and founder of Naza, lung cancer. [13]
- Dominic Dim Deng, Sudanese politician, defence minister for Southern Sudan, plane crash. [14]
- Robert M. Isaac, 80, American politician, mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado (1979–1997), pneumonia. [15]
- Mildred Loving, 68, American civil rights pioneer, challenged interracial marriage laws to the United States Supreme Court. [16]
- Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr., 93, American thoroughbred racehorse trainer (Ruffian). [17]
- Justin Yak, Sudanese politician, minister for cabinet affairs for Southern Sudan (2006–2007), plane crash. [18]
- Buzzie Bavasi, 93, American baseball executive (Dodgers, Angels, Padres). [19]
- Philipp von Boeselager, 90, German World War II resistance fighter. [20] (German)
- Aden Hashi Farah "Eyrow", Somalian leader of insurgent group Al-Shabab, air strike. [21]
- Jim Hager, 61, American television actor (Hee Haw), heart attack. [22]
- Mark Kendall, 49, British footballer (Tottenham, Newport County, Wolverhampton). [23]
- Sir Anthony Mamo, 99, Maltese politician, first president of the Republic of Malta. [24]
- Alberto Estima de Oliveira, 74, Portuguese poet. [25] (Portuguese)
- Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, American escort agency proprietor, apparent suicide by hanging. [26] [27]
See Deaths in April 2008.
See Deaths in March 2008.
External links
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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, ...