2008 in Wales - Deaths

Deaths

  • 1 January - Aled Rhys Wiliam, writer, 81
  • 4 February - Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir, politician, 87
  • 8 March - Patrick Gibbs, RAF Wing Commander, author and film critic, 92
  • 12 March - Alun Hoddinott, composer, 78
  • 18 March - Philip Jones Griffiths, photojournalist, 72
  • 24 March - Neil Aspinall, Beatles' friend and assistant, 65
  • 17 April - Gwyneth Dunwoody, politician, 77
  • 25 April - Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician and former Port Talbot steelworker, 86
  • 1 May - Mark Kendall, footballer, 49
  • 12 June - Derek Tapscott, footballer, 75
  • 16 June - Gareth Jones, rugby player, 28
  • 22 June - Ron Stitfall, footballer, 82
  • 30 June - Anthony Crockett, Bishop of Bangor, 62
  • 14 July - George Noakes, former Archbishop of Wales, 83
  • 12 August - Michael Baxandall, art historian, 74
  • 18 August - Bob Humphrys, TV sports presenter, 56
  • 20 August - Leo Abse, politician, 91
  • 10 September - Vernon Handley, conductor, 77
  • 22 October - George Edwards, footballer, 87
  • 27 October - Colin Gale, footballer, 76
  • 12 November - Richard Rhys, 9th Baron Dynevor, 73
  • 7 December - John Ellis Williams, novelist, 84

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