2008
Mel Galley, English guitarist (born 1948)
Melville John Galley was an English guitarist, best known for his work with Whitesnake, Trapeze, Finders Keepers and Phenomena.
Mel Galley, English guitarist (born 1948)
The 2000s
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2008
Elizabeth Spriggs, English actress and screenwriter (born 1929)
Elizabeth Jean Spriggs was an English actress.
Elizabeth Spriggs, English actress and screenwriter (born 1929)
2008
Clive Hornby, English actor and drummer (born 1944)
Clive William Hornby was an English actor and musician, best known for his role as Jack Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He first appeared in the programme in 1980, and rema…
Clive Hornby, English actor and drummer (born 1944)
2008
Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler, composer, and producer (born 1956)
Oliver Schroer was a Canadian fiddler, composer, and music producer.
Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler, composer, and producer (born 1956)
2008
Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (born 1940)
Thomas Michael Disch was an American science fiction writer and poet. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book—previously called "Best Non-Fiction Book"—in 1999. He had two othe…
Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (born 1940)
2008
Evelyn Keyes, American actress (born 1916)
Evelyn Louise Keyes was an American film actress. She is best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
Evelyn Keyes, American actress (born 1916)
2008
Terrence Kiel, American football player (born 1980)
Terrence Dewayne Kiel was an American professional football player who spent his entire career as a safety for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) from 200…
Terrence Kiel, American football player (born 1980)
2008
Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (born 1956)
Natalia Mikhailovna Schneiderman, known as Natasha Shneider, was a Latvian-born Soviet-American musician and actress. She was most notably the keyboardist and vocalist in the band …
Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (born 1956)
2008
Jesse Helms, American politician (born 1921)
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. was an American politician, a journalist, and Navy veteran. A leader in the conservative and nationalist movement, he represented North Carolina in the Un…
Jesse Helms, American politician (born 1921)
2008
Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (born 1923)
Sir Selwyn Charles Cornelius-Wheeler was a German-born British journalist and broadcaster. Having joined the BBC in 1947, he became the corporation's longest-serving foreign corres…
Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (born 1923)
2008
Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (born 1956)
Hasan Doğan was the 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation. He died of a heart attack in Bodrum, a popular tourist destination in the southwest Turkish Riviera, where he…
Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (born 1956)
2008
Bruce Conner, American sculptor, painter, and photographer (born 1933)
Bruce Conner was an American artist who worked with assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography.
Bruce Conner, American sculptor, painter, and photographer (born 1933)
2008
Dorian Leigh, American model (born 1917)
Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker, known professionally as Dorian Leigh, was an American model and one of the earliest modeling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of …
Dorian Leigh, American model (born 1917)
2008
John Templeton, American-born British businessman and philanthropist (born 1912)
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist. In 1954, he entered the mutual fund market and created the Templeton Growt…
John Templeton, American-born British businessman and philanthropist (born 1912)
2008
Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (born 1948)
Séamus Brennan was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism from 2007 to 2008, Minister for Social and Family Affairs from 2004 to 2007, M…
Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (born 1948)
2008
Hiroaki Aoki, Japanese-American wrestler and businessman, founded Benihana (born 1938)
Hiroaki Aoki , better known as Rocky Aoki, was a Japanese-American restaurateur, professional offshore powerboat racer and amateur wrestler. He was the founder of the Japanese cuis…
Hiroaki Aoki, Japanese-American wrestler and businessman, founded Benihana (born 1938)
2008
Mike Souchak, American golfer (born 1927)
Michael Souchak was an American professional golfer. He won fifteen events on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s and represented the United States for the Ryder Cup in 1959 and 19…
Mike Souchak, American golfer (born 1927)
2008
Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (born 1908)
Michael Ellis DeBakey was an American general and cardiovascular surgeon, scientist and medical educator who became Chairman of the Department of Surgery, President, and Chancellor…
Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (born 1908)
2008
Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1946)
Bobby Ray Murcer was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1965 and 1983. He played the majority of his career f…
Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1946)
2008
Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955)
Robert Anthony Snow was an American journalist, political commentator, anchor, columnist, musician, and the 25th White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, from Ma…
Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955)
2008
Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1932)
Bronisław Geremek was a Polish social historian and politician. He was an opposition activist in the Polish People's Republic and participated in the Polish Round Table Agreement.
Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1932)
2008
György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer (born 1972)
György "Kolo" Kolonics was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics. He also won a record fifteen gold medals at the ICF Canoe Spr…
György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer (born 1972)
2008
Jo Stafford, American singer (born 1917)
Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she ori…
Jo Stafford, American singer (born 1917)
2008
Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (born 1923)
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG was an Australian politician and army officer who served as the 40th premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. He previously served as the 19…
Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (born 1923)