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.
- Sir Anthony Mamo, 99, Maltese politician, first president of the Republic of Malta. [1]
- Aden Hashi Farah "Eyrow", Somalian leader of insurgent group Al-Shabab, air strike [2]
- John Cargher, 89, Australian radio broadcaster, hosted Singers of Renown for 42 years. [3]
- Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, American woman also known as the "DC Madam", convicted for running a high-class prostitution ring in Washington, DC[4]
See Deaths in April 2008.
See Deaths in March 2008.
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, ...