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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.
February 2008
5
- Ed Rubin, 68, Architect of UC Merced campus, UC Berkeley Unit 1 and 2 housing infill project; heart failure.
4
- Jonathan Davis, 20, American basketball player (Ohio University-Chillicothe).
- Tata Guines, 77, Cuban percussionist, kidney infection.
- Stefan Meller, 66, Polish diplomat, foreign minister (2005–2006).
- Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir, 87, British chairman of the Conservative Party (1970–1972), Welsh Secretary (1970–1974).
3
- Samuel Boyle, 59, American New York City bureau chief of Associated Press (1981–2002), lung cancer.
- Sheldon Brown, 63, American bicycle mechanic and technical authority, heart attack.
- Jorge Liderman, 50, Argentine-American composer, struck by a train, an apparent suicide
- Jackie Orszaczky, 59, Hungarian-born Australian musician, cancer.
2
- Gus Arriola, 90, American cartoonist (Gordo), Parkinson's disease.
- Ahmad Bourghani, 48, Iranian politician, heart failure.
- Earl Butz, 98, American politician, Secretary of Agriculture (1971–1976).
- Joshua Lederberg, 82, American Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist.
- Barry Morse, 89, British-born Canadian actor (The Fugitive).
- Daoud Soumain, Chadian general, Army Chief of Staff, killed during battle in the War in Chad.
- Ed Vargo, 79, American baseball umpire.
1
- Beto Carrero, 70, Brazilian theme park owner (Beto Carrero World), endocarditis. (Portuguese)
- Russi Karanjia, 95, Indian journalist, former editor of Blitz.
- Władysław Kawula, 70, Polish footballer. (Polish)
- Shell Kepler, 49, American actress (General Hospital), renal failure.
- Robert Tetsu, 94, French cartoonist. (French)
- Ralph Wallace, 58, American politician, Democratic member of the Texas State House (1977–1992).
January 2008
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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, ...
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