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The following is a list of notable deaths. 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.

Deaths of notable animals (that is, those animals with their own Wikipedia articles) are also reported here.

A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

December 2008

3

• Ignacio Uria Mendizabal, 71, Spanish businessman, owner of Altuna y Uria construction firm, shot by Etarras. [1]
• William Spoelhof, 98, American President of Calvin College (1951–1976). [2]

2

• Carlos María Abascal Carranza, 59, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (2005–2006), cancer. [3]
• Frank Crean, 92, Australian politician, Treasurer (1972–1974). [4]
• Margarita Karapanou, 62, Greek author, respiratory problems. [5]
• Pyotr Latyshev, 60, Russian politician, presidental envoy to Urals Federal District. [6]
• Odetta, 77, American folk singer and human rights activist, heart disease. [7]
• Konstantinos Papachronis, 31, Greek actor, motorcycle accident. [8] (Greek)
• Edward Samuel Rogers, 75, Canadian businessman, CEO of Rogers Communications, heart failure. [9]

1

• Betty Goodwin, 85 Canadian artist. [10]
• Beth Hoffman, 58, American managing editor (The Freeman). [11]
• Tom Kirby, 61, Irish darts player, pancreatic cancer. [12]
• Mikel Laboa, 74, Spanish Basque singer and songwriter. [13] (Spanish)
• Raymond F. Lederer, 70, American politician, member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1977–1981), cancer. [14]
• Emanuel Rackman, 98, American, Orthodox Rabbi. [15]
• H. Sridhar, 50, Indian sound engineer, heart attack. [16]
• Joseph B. Wirthlin, 91, American oldest living Mormon Apostle, natural causes. [17]

November 2008

See Deaths in November 2008.

October 2008

See Deaths in October 2008.

September 2008

See Deaths in September 2008.

August 2008

See Deaths in 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

See Deaths in February 2008.

January 2008

See Deaths in January 2008.

External links

Wikinews has recent obituaries for:

• Jørn Utzon, Sydney Opera House architect, dies at the age of 90
• William Gibson, American playwright, dies at age 94
• Wikinews Shorts: November 28, 2008
• Wikinews Shorts: November 27, 2008
• Three Indonesian terrorists executed by firing squad for 2002 Bali bombing
• Indian filmmaker Baldev Raj Chopra dies at age 94
• American author Michael Crichton dies at age 66
• Grandmother of Barack Obama dies at 86
• American prize-winning author Studs Terkel dead at 96
• Acting teacher and director Milton Katselas dies at age 75

• English language obituaries on the Web
  • General
    • Obituaries.com
    • Recent AP Obituaries
    • Variety Magazine Obituaries
  • US
    • The New York Times: Obituaries
    • Washington Post: Obituaries
    • The Boston Globe: Obituaries
    • Los Angeles Times: Obituaries
  • South Africa
    • Mail & Guardian (South Africa) Obituaries
  • UK
    • The Daily Telegraph: Obituaries
    • The Guardian: Obituaries
    • The Independent: Obituaries
    • The Times: Obituaries
    • The Scotsman: Obituaries
    • Lasting Tribute: Obituaries
  • Australia
    • The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia): Obituaries
  • Canada
    • The Globe and Mail: Obituaries

• Specialized websites
  • Dead or Alive
  • Dead People Server
  • Death List
  • Died Today
  • Entertainment Insiders
  • Famous Dead Database
  • Find a Grave
  • Legacy.com
  • Life In Legacy
  • Very Important Patients
  • Writers We've Lost
  • Written in Stone - Literary deaths

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, ...