Recent deaths

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.

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• Jesse Helms, 86, American politician, five-term Republican senator from North Carolina, natural causes. [1]
• Pai Wen-cheng, 55, Taiwanese businessman, founding chairman of Polaris Group. [2]
• Sir Charles Wheeler, 85, British journalist, lung cancer. [3]

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• Dan Cook, 81, American journalist (San Antonio Express-News). [4]
• Ernie Cooksey, 28, British footballer (Oldham Athletic, Grays Athletic), melanoma. [5]
• Larry Harmon, 83, American entertainer (Bozo the Clown), heart failure. [6]
• Harald Heide-Steen Jr., 68, Norwegian actor and comedian, lung cancer. [7] (Norwegian)
• Clive Hornby, 63, British actor (Emmerdale). [8]

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• Abdel Wahab Elmessiri, 70, Egyptian scholar and politician, cancer. [9]
• Joe Nhlanhla, 71, South African politician, minister of Intelligence Services (1999–2001). [10]
• Natasha Shneider, 52, Russian-American actress (2010: The Year We Make Contact) and musician (Eleven), cancer. [11]
• Elizabeth Spriggs, 78, British actress. [12]

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• Clay Felker, 82, American editor and journalist, cancer. [13]
• Mel Galley, 60, British guitarist (Trapeze, Whitesnake, Phenomena), cancer. [14]
• Mogens Glistrup, 82, Danish politician, lawyer and founder of the Progress Party. [15] [16] (Danish)
• Dejan Medaković, 85, Serbian writer, historian, professor, president of Academy of Sciences and Arts (1999–2003). [17] (Serbian)
• Simone Ortega, 89, Spanish author. [18] (Spanish)
• John Pont, 80, American college football coach. [19]
• Mark Dean Schwab, 39, American murderer, execution by lethal injection. [20]
• Jules Tygiel, 59, American professor and author, cancer. [21] [22]

[edit] June 2008

See Deaths in June 2008.

[edit] May 2008

See Deaths in May 2008.

[edit] April 2008

See Deaths in April 2008.

[edit] March 2008

See Deaths in March 2008.

[edit] February 2008

See Deaths in February 2008.

[edit] January 2008

See Deaths in January 2008.

[edit] External links

Wikinews has recent obituaries for:

• Former US Senator Jesse Helms dead at 86
• Comedian George Carlin dead at age 71
• French director Jean Delannoy dies at age 100
• Tim Russert, NBC News "Meet the Press" moderator dies at age 58
• Founder of UK sports car manufacturer TVR dies in Spain
• Polish women's volleyball star Agata Mróz dies aged 26
• American musician Bo Diddley dies at age 79
• French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent dead at 71
• American comedian Harvey Korman dead at age 81
• Film director Sydney Pollack dies at age 73

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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, ...