List of Famous people who died in 2008

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Ray Wu

First Name Ray

Last Name Wu

Born on August 14, 1928

Died on February 10, 2008 (aged 79)

Born in People's Republic of China

Ray Jui Wu was a Chinese-born American geneticist. A pioneer of plant genetic engineering, Wu was Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Molecular Genetics and Biology at Cornell University.

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Sufi Abu Taleb

First Name Sufi

Born on January 27, 1925

Died on February 21, 2008 (aged 83)

Sufi Abu Taleb was an Egyptian politician. He served as Speaker of the People's Assembly from 1978 to 1983 and, following the assassination of Anwar El Sadat on 6 October 1981, assumed the duties of acting head of state for eight days, until the accession of Hosni Mubarak.

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Charles H. Joffe

First Name Charles

Last Name Joffe

Born on July 16, 1929

Died on July 9, 2008 (aged 78)

Born in United States of America, New York, New York City

Charles H. Joffe was an American film producer and comedy talent manager. He is best known as, in partnership with Jack Rollins, the producer or executive producer of most of Woody Allen's films. Joffe won the 1977 Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of Allen's Annie Hall.

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Doreen Albina de Burgh Gibbs

First Name Doreen

Born on September 17, 1913

Died on January 25, 2008 (aged 94)

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David Hugh Jones

First Name David

Last Name Jones

Born on February 19, 1934

Died on September 19, 2008 (aged 74)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Filmmaker

David Hugh Jones was an English stage, television and film director.

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Michael Augustus Tulke Trasenster

First Name Michael

Last Name Trasenster

Born on January 1, 1923

Died on July 17, 2008 (aged 85)

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Timothy Hugh Stephenson

First Name Timothy

Last Name Stephenson

Born on January 5, 1930

Died on August 31, 2008 (aged 78)

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Friedhelm von Notz

First Name Friedhelm

Born on March 18, 1935

Died on January 3, 2008 (aged 72)

Born in Germany, Hesse

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Sir James Wallace Stuart-Menteth of Closeburn, 6th Bt.

First Name Sir

Born on November 13, 1922

Died on October 9, 2008 (aged 85)

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James Frederick Priestley

First Name James

Last Name Priestley

Died on December 30, 2008 (aged 38)

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