Miscellaneous Deaths

Death of almost unknown people listed below. Newest on top.

2008

• October 15, 08: Neal Hefti, composer of the theme from the Batman TV series, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 85 

• October 13, 08: Guillaume Depardieu (April 7, 1971 – October 13, 2008) son of the actor Gérard Depardieu and the actress Elisabeth Depardieu dies 37 of pneumonia.

• Aug 28, 08: Philomena Gotti, matriarch of crime family, father of John Gotti, dies 96 

• Aug 26, 08: Dave Freeman - CoAuthor of '100 Things to Do Before You Die" dies after accidental hit in his head at home.

• Aug 25, 08: Kevin Duckworth (April 1, 1964 – August 25, 2008) was an NBA (basketball) player for Trail Blazers , San Antonio, Washington, Milwaukee & Los Angeles Clippers during his 11-year NBA career (1986 - 1987).

• Aug 24, 08: Replacements Drummer Steve Foley Dies Of Apparent Drug Overdose at 49

• Aug 19, 08: Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (September 3, 1948 — August 19, 2008) was a President of Zambia from January 2002 to his death. He died after a stroke he suffered 2 months ago.

• Aug 18, 08: Romania's Elena Leusteanu, who won her country's first Olympic gymnastics medal in Melbourne in 1956, has died at the age of 73 years (read more)

• Aug 13, 08: Sandy Allen (June 18, 1955 - August 13, 2008) Was the tallest woman in the world (Read more)

• Aug 11, 08: Sir Bill Cotton, the man who brought "Monty Python," Morecambe and Wise" and "Dad's Army" has died aged 80. 

• Aug 8, 08: Orville Moody, who won the 1969 US Open for his only PGA Tour title, died. He was 74 

• Aug 7, 08: Andrea Pininfarina, designer of sports cars including Ferrari Testarossas and Fiat SpA's Alfa Spider, died in a motorbike accident near Turin, Italy, at the age of 51.

• Aug 6, 08: Leonardo DiCaprio's grandmother has died in her hometown of Oer-Erkenschwick in Germany at age 93. 

• Aug 6, 08: Eric Dowling, A British war veteran who lead World War II prison breakout that inspired the film The Great Escape has died aged 92. Actor Steve McQueen took his role. (complete article)
• Aug 4, 08: Greg Weld (born March 4, 1944) was an American racecar driver. He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1998. He died of heart attack at the age of 64. He also founded Weld Wheel Industries.
• July 30, 08: Dr. Julius Richmond, the US surgeon general in the Carter administration who issued a massive report labeling cigarette smoking "slow-motion suicide," has died.
• July 29, 08 - Former Red Sox catcher Russ Gibson dies at the age of 69
• July 23, 08 - Reputed mobster Frank 'The German' Schweihs dies 78 from cancer
• July 22, 08 - McKusick, pioneer in medical genetics, dies at 86
• July 19, 08 - Robert O. Nesheim, a nutritionist for Quaker Oats who helped develop popular breakfast cereals like Cap'n Crunch and Life, has died at age 86.
• July 16, 08 - Dustin Eglseder, an eastern Iowa man who became the first Chicago Cubs fan to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley Field has died from bone cancer. He was 23 years old.
• July 16, 08 - Les Crane, a radio host and one-time Johnny Carson talk show rival, who found later success as a software developer and publisher, has died at the age of 74.
• July 15, 08 - Gospel Icon Lawrence C. Roberts dies (YouTube Video)
• July 14, 08 - The former Archbishop of Wales, the Right Reverend George Noakes, has died (83). He was an Archbishop of Wales from 1987 until 1991.
• July 14, 08 - Red Foley, the most celebrated official scorer of his time in Major League Baseball, has died. He was 79
• July 13, 08 - Former Liberal senator Peter Durack dies 81. He was one of Western Australia's longest serving senators, holding a seat from 1971 to his retirement in 1993.
• July 13, 08 - 'World's oldest blogger' dies in Australia
  An Australian woman described as the world's oldest Internet blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about singing "a happy song" in her nursing home.
• July 13, 08 - Poland's Solidarity icon Geremek dies
  Bronislaw Geremek, an icon in the struggle against communist rule in Poland and founding member of the Solidarity trade union, died in a car accident Sunday. He was 76.
• July 12, 08 - Dr. Michael DeBakey, pioneering heart surgeon, dies at 99
  Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99.
• July 12, 08 - Former Yankee Murcer, 62, dies
  Bobby Murcer, a five-time All-Star outfielder who spent nearly four decades with the New York Yankees as a player, executive and announcer, has died. He was 62.
• Nov 10, 07 - Kanye West's mother, Donda West, was pronounced dead due to complications from cosmetic surgery involving a tummy tuck and breast reduction procedure.