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The following is a list of notable '''deaths in 2008'''. Names are listed by date of death, not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name. |
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An '''autocracy''' is a [[form of government]] in which the [[political power]] is held by a single self-appointed ruler. The term ''autocrat'' is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word ''autokratōr'' αυτοκράτωρ (lit. "self-ruler", or "he who rules by one's self"). Compare with [[oligarchy]] (literally means rule by the few) and [[democracy]] (rule by the majority). |
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Please note that deaths of notable animals (that is, those animals with their own Wikipedia articles) are reported here. |
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Today it is usually seen as synonymous with ''[[Despotism|despot]]'', ''[[tyrant]]'' and/or ''[[dictator]]'', though each of these terms originally had a separate and distinct meaning (see their respective articles). |
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A typical entry appears in the following sequence: |
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Autocracy is not synonymous with [[totalitarianism]], as this concept was precisely forged to distinguish modern regimes that appeared in 1923 from traditional [[dictatorship]]s. It also isn't synonymous with [[military dictatorship]], as these often take the form of "collective presidencies" such about potatoesthe South-American ''[[juntas]]''. However, an autocracy may be totalitarian or be a military dictatorship. |
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*Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference. |
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Only those meeting the [[Wikipedia:Notability (people)|Wikipedia notability]] guidelines are listed, with a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]]. |
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*Causes of death such as "old age" and "natural causes" should not be cited unless stated in the reference. |
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The intent of these pages is to report notable deaths. Tragic deaths, while unfortunate, do not necessarily make the deceased "notable". If you report the death of someone who does not already have a Wikipedia article, please consider starting one. Alphabetical order please --> |
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The term [[monarchy]] also differs in that it emphasizes the hereditary characteristic, though some Slavic monarchs, specifically [[czar|Russian Emperors]] traditionally included the title "autocrat" as part of their official styles. This usage originated in the [[Byzantine Empire]], where the term ''autokratōr'' was traditionally employed in Greek to translate the [[Latin]] ''[[imperator]]'', and was used along with ''[[Basileus]]'' to mean "emperor". This use remains current in the [[modern Greek]] language, where the term is used for any emperor of the world (i.e. the Emperor of Japan), regardless of the actual power of the monarch. Historically, many monarchs [[absolute monarchy|ruled autocratically]] but eventually their power was diminished and dissolved with the introduction of [[constitution]]s giving the people the power to make decisions for themselves through elected bodies of [[government]]. |
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The autocrat needs some kind of power structure to rule. Very few rulers were in the position to rule with only their personal charisma and skills however great they may be without the help of others. Most historical autocrats depended on their nobles, the military, the priesthood or others, who could turn against the ruler and depose or murder him (or her). The true nature of a historical autocracy and the difference between an autocracy and an oligarchy can be difficult to smudge and forget. |
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*[[Alton Ellis]], 64?, [[Jamaica]]n singer, [[lymphatic cancer]]. [http://www.trojanrecords.com/?l1=1&articleID=559&page=] |
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* [[De facto]] rule, government |
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*[[Jörg Haider]], 58, [[Austria]]n [[politician]], Governor of [[Carinthia (state)|Carinthia]] (1989–1991, 1999–2008), leader of the [[Alliance for the Future of Austria|BZÖ]], [[car accident]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7664846.stm] |
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* [[Absolute monarchy]] |
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*[[Ernst-Paul Hasselbach]], 42, [[Suriname]]se-born [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[television]] [[presenter]], [[car accident]]. [http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/2171246/__RTL-presentator_Hasselbach__42__verongelukt__.html?p=1,1] (Dutch) |
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* [[Byzantine Empire]] |
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*[[Badar Munir]], 68, [[Pakistan]]i [[actor]]. [http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55355&Itemid=2] |
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* [[Theocracy]] |
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* [[Totalitarianism]] |
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[[Category:Forms of government]] |
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===[[October 10|10]]=== |
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[[ast:Autocracia]] |
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*[[James Benson]], 63, [[United States|American]] [[entrepreneur]] ([[SpaceDev]]), [[brain tumor]]. [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/spacedev-founder-jim-benson-dies/story.aspx?guid=%7B4C6E8A24-6D53-40AD-9C48-473FE19AEC9C%7D&dist=hppr] |
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[[bs:Autokratija]] |
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*[[Sid Hudson]], 93, [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball|baseball]] player. [http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/10/10/exmajor_leaguer_sid_hudson_of.html] |
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[[ca:Autocràcia]] |
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*[[Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak]], 100, [[Pakistan]]i [[politician]] and [[diplomat]], after long illness. [http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55299&Itemid=2] |
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[[ceb:Awtokrasya]] |
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*[[Kazuyoshi Miura (businessman)|Kazuyoshi Miura]], 61, [[Japan]]ese [[businessman]], [[suicide]] by [[suicide_methods#hanging|hanging]]. [http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20081011p2a00m0na015000c.html] |
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[[cs:Autokracie]] |
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*[[Javad Nurbakhsh]], 81, [[Iran]]ian [[spiritual leader]]. [http://www.nimatullahi.org/] |
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[[de:Autokratie]] |
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*[[Alexey Prokurorov]], 44, [[Russia]]n [[cross-country skier]], [[car accident]]. [http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g28-Sittqbk-B9U-uEqYdKj8DegA] |
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[[es:Autocracia]] |
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[[fa:حکومت استبدادی]] |
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===[[October 9|9]]=== |
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[[fr:Autocratie]] |
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*[[Gidget Gein]], 39, [[United States|American]] [[bassist]] ([[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]), [[drug overdose]]. [http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=6528] |
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[[gl:Autocracia]] |
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<!-- I -->*[[Francisco Ibáñez San Pedro]], 60, [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[actor]] and [[comedian]], complications of [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]]. [http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/545390.html] (Spanish) |
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[[id:Otokrasi]] |
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*[[David Letts]], 69, [[United States|American]] [[winemaker]], [[heart failure]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Obit-Lett.html] |
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[[it:Autocrazia]] |
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*[[Bert Loxley]], 74, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[association football|footballer]] and [[coach (sport)|manager]], after long illness. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/7663061.stm] |
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[[lt:Autokratija]] |
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*[[Ardeshir Mohassess]], 70, [[Iran]]ian [[illustrator]] and [[cartoonist]]. [http://www.persiancartoon.com/news.php?news_uid=3001] (Persian) |
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[[hu:Autokrácia]] |
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*[[Saleh al-Ogaili]], [[Iraq]]i [[member of parliament|MP]], [[roadside bomb]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7175552.stm] |
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[[mk:Автократија]] |
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[[nl:Autocratie]] |
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===[[October 8|8]]=== |
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[[ja:専制政治]] |
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*[[Daniel De Gale]], 21, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[leukemia]] [[campaigner]], after short illness. [http://info.itvlocal.com/daniel2.shtml] |
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[[no:Autokrati]] |
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*[[Bob Friend (newscaster)|Bob Friend]], 70, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[newscaster]], [[cancer]]. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Bob-Friend-Former-Sky-News-Presenter-Dies-Aged-70-After-Suffering-From-Cancer/Article/200810115115343?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15115343_Bob_Friend_Former_Sky_News_Presenter_Dies_Aged_70_After_Suffering_From_Cancer] |
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[[pl:Autokracja]] |
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*[[Eileen Herlie]], 90, [[United Kingdom|British]]-born [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] (''[[All My Children]]''), complications of [[pneumonia]]. [http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/telebuddy/archives/2008/10/rip_all_my_chil.shtml] |
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[[pt:Autocracia]] |
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*[[Norman Hogg, Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld]], 70, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[politician]], [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|MP]] (1979–1997), [[cancer]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7659745.stm] |
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[[ru:Самодержавие]] |
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*[[Les McCrabb]], 93, [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball|baseball]] player. [http://obits.lancasteronline.com/index.php?p=2208735] |
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[[simple:Autocracy]] |
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[[sl:Avtokracija]] |
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===[[October 7|7]]=== |
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[[sr:Аутократија]] |
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*[[Bruce Dal Canton]], 66, [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball|baseball]] player, [[esophageal cancer]]. [http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/story/623808.html] |
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[[sh:Autokracija]] |
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*[[Peter Copley]], 93, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]]. [http://www.rtforum.co.uk/read.php?id=242091] |
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[[sv:Autokrati]] |
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*[[George Kissell]], 88, [[United States|American]] [[baseball coach]] ([[St. Louis Cardinals]]), [[car accident]]. [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/C8A40753ED4823BC862574DC00170C66?OpenDocument] |
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[[uk:Автократія]] |
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*[[George Emil Palade]], 95, [[Romania]]n [[cell biology|cell biologist]], [[Nobel Prize]] [[List of Nobel laureates|laureate]] ([[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]], 1974). [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/health/10palade.html] |
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[[zh:独裁]] |
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===[[October 6|6]]=== |
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*[[Peter Avery]], 85, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[scholar]] and [[Iranian studies|Iranian specialist]]. [http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008100903] |
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*[[Larry Belcher]], 61, [[United States|American]] [[politician]], member of the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] (1999–2002, since 2006), [[car accident]]. [http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS01/810070435/1008] |
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*[[Paavo Haavikko]], 77, [[Finland|Finnish]] [[poet]] and [[playwright]], after long illness. [http://www.yle.fi/news/id103711.html] |
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*[[Olga Kaljakin]], 57, [[United States|American]] [[art director]], [[film poster]] designer, [[emphysema]]. [http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118641397] |
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<!-- K -->*[[Kim Ji-hoo]], 23, [[South Korea]]n [[actor]], [[suicide]] by [[suicide_methods#hanging|hanging]]. [http://seoulfull.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/kim-ji-hoo-found-dead-in-apparent-suicide/] |
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*[[Nadia Nerina]], 80, [[South Africa]]n [[ballerina]]. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3155126/Nadia-Nerina.html] |
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*[[Janaka Perera]], 62, [[Sri Lanka]]n [[general]] and [[politician]], [[explosion|bomb blast]] injuries. [http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/07/top13.htm] |
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*[[Glenister Sheil]], 78, [[Australia]]n [[medical practitioner]] and [[politician]], [[Australian Senate|Senator]] (1974–1981, 1984–1990). [http://news.smh.com.au/national/former-senator-sheil-dies-aged-79-20081006-4uku.html] |
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*[[Anne Margrethe Strømsheim]], 95, [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Norwegian resistance movement|resistance]] member. [http://www.bladet.no/nyheter/article3834506.ece] (Norwegian) |
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*[[John Young (jurist)|Sir John Young]], 88, [[Australia]]n [[jurist]], [[List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria|Chief Justice of Victoria]] (1974–1991), [[Governors of Victoria|Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria]] (1974–1995). [http://www.theage.com.au/national/traditionalist-faithful-to-spirit-of-the-law-20081009-4xlc.html?skin=text-only] |
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===[[October 5|5]]=== |
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*[[Ernest Beutler]], 80, [[United States|American]] [[hematologist]], [[lymphoma]]. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20081007/news_1m7beutler.html] |
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*[[Kim Chan]], 93/94?, [[United States|American]] [[actor]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/arts/television/10chan.html?ref=obituaries] |
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*[[Leopoldo Elia]], 82, [[Italy|Italian]] [[legal scholar]], President of the [[Constitutional Court of Italy|Constitutional Court]], [[Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (1994). [http://ansa.it/opencms/export/site/visualizza_fdg.html_787304395.html] (Italian) |
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*[[Howard G. Munson]], 84, [[United States|American]] [[judge]]. [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--obit-munson1008oct08,0,2989622.story] |
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*[[Ken Ogata]], 71, [[Japan]]ese [[actor]] ([[The Ballad of Narayama (1983 film)|''The Ballad of Narayama'']]), [[liver cancer]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/oct/07/worldcinema] |
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*[[Hans Richter (actor)|Hans Richter]], 89, [[Germany|German]] [[actor]] and [[film director|director]] (''[[Emil and the Detectives (1931 film)|Emil and the Detectives]]''). [http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/kino/0,1518,582287,00.html] (German) |
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*[[Lloyd Thaxton]], 81, [[United States|American]] [[television personality]], [[multiple myeloma]]. [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-thaxton8-2008oct08,0,2214593.story] |
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===[[October 4|4]]=== |
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*[[Harry Bath]], 83, [[Australia]]n [[National Rugby League|rugby league]] player and [[Coach (sport)|coach]], after long illness. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/nrl/story/0,27074,24447751-14823,00.html] |
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*[[Ted Briggs]], 85, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[sailor]], last survivor of the sinking of [[HMS Hood (51)|HMS ''Hood'']]. [http://www.hmshood.com/crew/biography/tedbriggs_bio.htm] |
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*[[Craig Fertig]], 66, [[United States|American]] [[American football|football]] player and [[Coach (sport)|coach]], [[kidney failure]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/04/sports/FBC-Obit-Fertig.php] |
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*[[Alfred Gallodoro]], 95, [[United States|American]] [[jazz]] [[musician]], after brief illness. [http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/10/08/jazz-legend-with-deep-birmingham-connection-dies/] |
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*[[Levi Kereama]], 27, [[Australia]]n ''[[Australian Idol (season 1)|2003 Australian Idol]]'' [[contestant]], apparent [[suicide]] by [[Suicide_methods#Jumping|jumping]]. [http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=641998] |
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*[[Saul Laskin]], 90, [[Canada|Canadian]] [[politician]], first mayor of [[Thunder Bay, Ontario]]. [http://lakesuperiornews.info/News/SaulLaskin90Dies/tabid/748/Default.aspx] |
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*[[Peter Vansittart]], 88, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[writer]]. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-vansittart-influential-figure-in-english-literary-life-who-brought-an-air-of-seriousness-to-the-historical-novel-955431.html] |
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===[[October 3|3]]=== |
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*[[Zulfiqar Ahmed]], 82, [[Pakistan]]i [[cricket]]er, [[cardiac arrest]]. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C10%5C04%5Cstory_4-10-2008_pg2_7] |
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*[[Mahir al-Zubaydi]], [[Iraq]]i [[al-Qaeda in Iraq|al-Qaeda]] leader, [[ballistic trauma|shot]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.main/index.html] |
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*[[Györgyi Albert]], 44, [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[journalist]] and [[Infotainment|media personality]], [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. [http://www.fn.hu/belfold/20081003/elhunyt_albert_gyorgyi/] (Hungarian) |
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*[[László Csiki]], 64, [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[poet]]. [http://index.hu/kultur/klassz/csiki6721/] (Hungarian) |
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*[[Jean Foyer]], 87, [[France|French]] [[politician]], [[Minister of Justice (France)|Minister of Justice]] (1962–1967) and [[Minister of Health (France)|Minister of Health]] (1972–1973). [http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2008/10/03/01011-20081003FILWWW00406-mort-de-jean-foyer-ministre-de-de-gaulle.php] (French) |
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*[[Johnny "J"]], 39, [[United States|American]] [[hip-hop]] [[music producer|producer]], apparent [[suicide]] by [[Suicide_methods#Jumping|jumping]]. [http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/10/04/20553711.aspx] |
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*[[Rajendra Singh Lodha]], 66, [[India]]n [[accountant]], chairman of the [[Birla Corporation]], [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News_by_Industry/R_S_Lodha_dies_in_London/articleshow/3558504.cms] |
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*[[Joseph Mongiello]], 81, [[United States|American]] associate regional commissioner of [[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services|Immigration Service]], after long illness. [http://www.legacy.com/TimesUnion/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118395821] |
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*[[Robert Murphy]], 83, [[American]] [[paratrooper]] on [[D-day]], [[cancer]]. [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/10/09/robert_murphy_at_83_led_paratroopers_to_d_day_site/] |
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*[[George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth]], 87, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[politician]], [[businessman]] and [[journalist]], [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|MP]] (1952–1973), [[infection#Bacterial or viral|viral infection]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7652321.stm] |
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===[[October 2|2]]=== |
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*[[Bonnie Bluh]], 82, [[United States|American]] [[feminist]] [[writer]], [[aortic dissection]]. [http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=118521026]. |
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<!-- C -->*[[Choi Jin-sil]], 39, [[South Korea]]n [[actor|actress]], [[suicide]] by [[suicide_methods#hanging|hanging]]. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/02/DDUK13ADDN.DTL] |
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*[[Rob Guest]], 58, [[United Kingdom|British]]-born [[New Zealand]] [[actor]] and [[singer]], [[stroke]]. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24434440-661,00.html] |
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*[[Shaharom Husain]], 88, [[Malaysia]]n [[historian]]. [http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/NewsBreak/20081002182053/Article/index_html] |
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*[[Arnold Klayman]], 82, [[United States|American]] inventor of the [[Sound Retrieval System]]. [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=prnw.20081002.LATH021&show_article=1] |
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===[[October 1|1]]=== |
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*[[Robert Arthur (radio announcer)|Robert Arthur]], 83, [[United States|American]] [[radio personality]]. [http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/10/02/local_news/02news.txt] |
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*[[Audrey Blignault]], 92, [[South Africa]]n [[writer]]. [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3015&art_id=nw20081001151820985C865089] |
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*[[Ian Collier]], [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]] and [[singer]]. [http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkFFApEuEvxUXXoDM&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle] |
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*[[Robert Couturier (born 1905)|Robert Couturier]], 103, [[France|French]] [[sculptor]]. [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxiPk6lTcfAD7acw846UCFmXSM-Q] (French) |
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*[[Boris Efimov]], 109, [[Russia]]n [[political cartoonist]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world/europe/05yefimov.html] |
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*[[Vassily Gryazev]], 80, [[Russia]]n [[weapons]] [[engineer]], [[designer]] of the [[GSh-30-1]] cannon. [http://newstula.ru/news/view/5149/] (Russian) |
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*[[Val Jansante]], 88, [[United States|American]] [[National Football League|football]] player ([[Pittsburgh Steelers]]). [http://www.legacy.com/PostGazette/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118272421] |
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*[[Detlef Lewe]], 69, [[Germany|German]] [[Canoe racing|canoeist]], [[Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympic bronze medalist]]. [http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/staedte/schwerte/2008/10/1/news-80677537/detail.html] (German) |
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*[[House Peters, Jr.]], 92, [[United States|American]] [[actor]] ([[Mr. Clean]]), [[pneumonia]]. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gjJByrFKgrYqZ-hscJEBr359frjgD93I5EO80] |
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*[[Nick Reynolds]], 75, [[United States|American]] [[folk music]]ian ([[The Kingston Trio]]), [[acute (medicine)|acute]] [[respiratory disease]]. [http://www.kingstontrio.com/html/kt_news.htm] |
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*[[LeJuan Simon]], 27, [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian]] [[athlete]], complications of [[pulmonary hypertension]]. [http://sun-weekend.com/paper/?asw=view&asw=view&sun=101539086010032008&an=150815087110032008&ac=Sports] |
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*[[Charles Wright (novelist)|Charles Wright]], 76, [[United States|American]] [[novel]]ist, [[heart failure]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/books/08wright.html?ref=obituaries] |
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==[[September 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in September 2008]]''. |
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==[[August 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in August 2008]]''. |
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==[[July 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in July 2008]]''. |
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==[[June 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in June 2008]]''. |
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==[[May 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in May 2008]]''. |
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==[[April 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in April 2008]]''. |
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==[[March 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in March 2008]]''. |
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==[[February 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in February 2008]]''. |
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==[[January 2008]]== |
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''See [[Deaths in January 2008]]''. |
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==External links== |
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***[http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/ ''The Guardian'': Obituaries] |
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***[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ ''The Independent'': Obituaries] |
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***[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/ ''The Times'': Obituaries] |
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***[http://news.scotsman.com/newsfront.aspx?sectionid=8403&IsTopic=1 ''The Scotsman'': Obituaries] |
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***[http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/ ''Lasting Tribute'': Obituaries] |
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***[http://www.smh.com.au/obituaries/ ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (Australia): Obituaries] |
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**[http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/ Dead or Alive] |
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**[http://www.deadpeople.info/ Dead People Server] |
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**[http://www.deathlist.net Death List] |
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**[http://www.born-today.com/Choose_dDay.htm Died Today] |
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**[http://www.einsiders.com/features/columns/2008obituaries.php Entertainment Insiders] |
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**[http://www.famousdeaddb.com/ Famous Dead Database] |
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**[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find a Grave] |
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**[http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/ Life In Legacy] |
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**[http://www.vipatients.com/ Very Important Patients] |
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**[http://writerobits.livejournal.com/ Writers We've Lost] |
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**[http://www.theliterarycemetery.co.uk/ Written in Stone - Literary deaths] |
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Revision as of 18:44, 11 October 2008
The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death, not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name.
Please note that deaths of notable animals (that is, those animals with their own Wikipedia articles) are reported here.
A typical entry appears in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
October 2008
11
- Alton Ellis, 64?, Jamaican singer, lymphatic cancer. [1]
- Jörg Haider, 58, Austrian politician, Governor of Carinthia (1989–1991, 1999–2008), leader of the BZÖ, car accident. [2]
- Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, 42, Surinamese-born Dutch television presenter, car accident. [3] (Dutch)
- Badar Munir, 68, Pakistani actor. [4]
10
- James Benson, 63, American entrepreneur (SpaceDev), brain tumor. [5]
- Sid Hudson, 93, American baseball player. [6]
- Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak, 100, Pakistani politician and diplomat, after long illness. [7]
- Kazuyoshi Miura, 61, Japanese businessman, suicide by hanging. [8]
- Javad Nurbakhsh, 81, Iranian spiritual leader. [9]
- Alexey Prokurorov, 44, Russian cross-country skier, car accident. [10]
9
- Gidget Gein, 39, American bassist (Marilyn Manson), drug overdose. [11]
- Francisco Ibáñez San Pedro, 60, Mexican actor and comedian, complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [12] (Spanish)
- David Letts, 69, American winemaker, heart failure. [13]
- Bert Loxley, 74, British footballer and manager, after long illness. [14]
- Ardeshir Mohassess, 70, Iranian illustrator and cartoonist. [15] (Persian)
- Saleh al-Ogaili, Iraqi MP, roadside bomb. [16]
8
- Daniel De Gale, 21, British leukemia campaigner, after short illness. [17]
- Bob Friend, 70, British newscaster, cancer. [18]
- Eileen Herlie, 90, British-born American actress (All My Children), complications of pneumonia. [19]
- Norman Hogg, Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld, 70, British politician, MP (1979–1997), cancer. [20]
- Les McCrabb, 93, American baseball player. [21]
7
- Bruce Dal Canton, 66, American baseball player, esophageal cancer. [22]
- Peter Copley, 93, British actor. [23]
- George Kissell, 88, American baseball coach (St. Louis Cardinals), car accident. [24]
- George Emil Palade, 95, Romanian cell biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1974). [25]
6
- Peter Avery, 85, British scholar and Iranian specialist. [26]
- Larry Belcher, 61, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1999–2002, since 2006), car accident. [27]
- Paavo Haavikko, 77, Finnish poet and playwright, after long illness. [28]
- Olga Kaljakin, 57, American art director, film poster designer, emphysema. [29]
- Kim Ji-hoo, 23, South Korean actor, suicide by hanging. [30]
- Nadia Nerina, 80, South African ballerina. [31]
- Janaka Perera, 62, Sri Lankan general and politician, bomb blast injuries. [32]
- Glenister Sheil, 78, Australian medical practitioner and politician, Senator (1974–1981, 1984–1990). [33]
- Anne Margrethe Strømsheim, 95, Norwegian resistance member. [34] (Norwegian)
- Sir John Young, 88, Australian jurist, Chief Justice of Victoria (1974–1991), Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria (1974–1995). [35]
5
- Ernest Beutler, 80, American hematologist, lymphoma. [36]
- Kim Chan, 93/94?, American actor. [37]
- Leopoldo Elia, 82, Italian legal scholar, President of the Constitutional Court, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994). [38] (Italian)
- Howard G. Munson, 84, American judge. [39]
- Ken Ogata, 71, Japanese actor (The Ballad of Narayama), liver cancer. [40]
- Hans Richter, 89, German actor and director (Emil and the Detectives). [41] (German)
- Lloyd Thaxton, 81, American television personality, multiple myeloma. [42]
4
- Harry Bath, 83, Australian rugby league player and coach, after long illness. [43]
- Ted Briggs, 85, British sailor, last survivor of the sinking of HMS Hood. [44]
- Craig Fertig, 66, American football player and coach, kidney failure. [45]
- Alfred Gallodoro, 95, American jazz musician, after brief illness. [46]
- Levi Kereama, 27, Australian 2003 Australian Idol contestant, apparent suicide by jumping. [47]
- Saul Laskin, 90, Canadian politician, first mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario. [48]
- Peter Vansittart, 88, British writer. [49]
3
- Zulfiqar Ahmed, 82, Pakistani cricketer, cardiac arrest. [50]
- Mahir al-Zubaydi, Iraqi al-Qaeda leader, shot. [51]
- Györgyi Albert, 44, Hungarian journalist and media personality, heart attack. [52] (Hungarian)
- László Csiki, 64, Hungarian poet. [53] (Hungarian)
- Jean Foyer, 87, French politician, Minister of Justice (1962–1967) and Minister of Health (1972–1973). [54] (French)
- Johnny "J", 39, American hip-hop producer, apparent suicide by jumping. [55]
- Rajendra Singh Lodha, 66, Indian accountant, chairman of the Birla Corporation, heart attack. [56]
- Joseph Mongiello, 81, American associate regional commissioner of Immigration Service, after long illness. [57]
- Robert Murphy, 83, American paratrooper on D-day, cancer. [58]
- George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth, 87, British politician, businessman and journalist, MP (1952–1973), viral infection. [59]
2
- Bonnie Bluh, 82, American feminist writer, aortic dissection. [60].
- Choi Jin-sil, 39, South Korean actress, suicide by hanging. [61]
- Rob Guest, 58, British-born New Zealand actor and singer, stroke. [62]
- Shaharom Husain, 88, Malaysian historian. [63]
- Arnold Klayman, 82, American inventor of the Sound Retrieval System. [64]
1
- Robert Arthur, 83, American radio personality. [65]
- Audrey Blignault, 92, South African writer. [66]
- Ian Collier, British actor and singer. [67]
- Robert Couturier, 103, French sculptor. [68] (French)
- Boris Efimov, 109, Russian political cartoonist. [69]
- Vassily Gryazev, 80, Russian weapons engineer, designer of the GSh-30-1 cannon. [70] (Russian)
- Val Jansante, 88, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers). [71]
- Detlef Lewe, 69, German canoeist, 1972 Olympic bronze medalist. [72] (German)
- House Peters, Jr., 92, American actor (Mr. Clean), pneumonia. [73]
- Nick Reynolds, 75, American folk musician (The Kingston Trio), acute respiratory disease. [74]
- LeJuan Simon, 27, Trinidadian athlete, complications of pulmonary hypertension. [75]
- Charles Wright, 76, American novelist, heart failure. [76]
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
See Deaths in July 2008.
June 2008
See Deaths in June 2008.
May 2008
See Deaths in May 2008.
April 2008
See Deaths in April 2008.
March 2008
See Deaths in March 2008.
February 2008
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, ...