In the year 2007
790 Notable deaths
Anna Nicole Smith
American actress and television personality (1967–2007).
Born November 28th, 1967 in Houston.
Died February 8th, 2007 at 39 years old in Hollywood (opioid overdose). [ref]
Richard Jewell
American police officer (1962–2007).
Born December 17th, 1962 in Danville.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 44 years old in Woodbury. [ref]
Chris Benoit
Canadian professional wrestler (1967–2007).
Born May 21st, 1967 in Montreal.
Died June 24th, 2007 at 40 years old in Fayetteville (hanging). [ref]
Boris Yeltsin
Soviet and russian politician, 1st president of russia (1931–2007).
Born February 1st, 1931 in Butka. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2007 at 76 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922–2007).
Born November 11th, 1922 in Indianapolis.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 84 years old in New York City (falling from height). [ref]
Evel Knievel
American stunt performer and artist (1938–2007).
Born October 17th, 1938 in Butte.
Died November 30th, 2007 at 69 years old in Clearwater (diabetes, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis).
Ike Turner
American musician (1931–2007).
Born November 5th, 1931 in Clarksdale.
Died December 12th, 2007 at 76 years old in San Marcos (pulmonary emphysema, drug overdose). [ref]
Benazir Bhutto
11th and 13th prime minister of pakistan.
Born June 21st, 1953 in Karachi. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2007 at 54 years old in Rawalpindi (terrorist attack). [ref]
Marcheline Bertrand
American actress and producer (1950-2007).
Born May 9th, 1950 in Blue Island.
Died January 27th, 2007 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Luciano Pavarotti
Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007).
Born October 12th, 1935 in Modena.
Died September 6th, 2007 at 71 years old in Modena (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Tammy Faye Messner
American evangelist (1942-2007).
Born March 7th, 1942 in International Falls.
Died July 20th, 2007 at 65 years old in Loch Lloyd (lung cancer, colorectal cancer).
Sean Taylor
American football player, defensive back, safety (1983-2007).
Born April 1st, 1983 in Florida City.
Died November 27th, 2007 at 24 years old in Miami (exsanguination). [ref]
Charles Harrelson
American murderer and hitman, father of woody harrelson.
Born July 23rd, 1938 in Huntsville.
Died March 15th, 2007 at 68 years old in United States Penitentiary, Florence ADMAX (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish filmmaker.
Born July 14th, 1918 in Uppsala. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Fårö. [ref]
Yvonne De Carlo
Canadian-born american actress, dancer and singer (1922-2007).
Born September 1st, 1922 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2007 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Jane Wyman
American actress (1917–2007).
Born January 5th, 1917 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Palm Springs (diabetes, arthritis). [ref]
Seung-Hui Cho
South korean mass murderer; perpetrator of the virginia tech massacre (1984-2007).
Born January 18th, 1984 in Asan.
Died April 16th, 2007 at 23 years old in Blacksburg (shot to the head). [ref]
Lady Bird Johnson
First lady of the united states from 1963 to 1969.
Born December 22nd, 1912 in Karnack.
Died July 11th, 2007 at 94 years old in Austin. [ref]
Deborah Kerr
British actress (1921–2007).
Born September 30th, 1921 in Helensburgh.
Died October 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in Suffolk (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Charles Nelson Reilly
American comedian and actor (1931–2007).
Born January 13th, 1931 in South Bronx.
Died May 25th, 2007 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Ronald Speirs
American paratrooper (1920-2007).
Born April 20th, 1920 in Edinburgh.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 86 years old in St. Marie. [ref]
Denny Doherty
Canadian singer (1940–2007).
Born November 29th, 1940 in Halifax.
Died January 19th, 2007 at 66 years old in Mississauga (kidney failure). [ref]
Merv Griffin
American talk show host, singer, and game show producer.
Born July 6th, 1925 in San Mateo. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2007 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Dan Fogelberg
American singer-songwriter and musician.
Born August 13th, 1951 in Peoria. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2007 at 56 years old in Deer Isle (prostate cancer). [ref]
Norman Mailer
American writer (1923–2007).
Born January 31st, 1923 in Long Branch.
Died November 10th, 2007 at 84 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy