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In the year 2007
790 Notable deaths
Michel Serrault
French actor (1928–2007).
Born January 24th, 1928 in Brunoy.
Died July 29th, 2007 at 79 years old in Honfleur (cancer). [ref]
John Gardner
English spy and thriller novelist (1926-2007).
Born November 20th, 1926 in Northumberland, Seaton Delaval.
Died August 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Basingstoke (heart failure).
Bao Long
Crown prince of vietnam (1936-2007).
Born January 4th, 1936 in Huế.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 71 years old in Sens.
Norifumi Abe
Japanese motorcycle racer (1975-2007).
Born September 7th, 1975 in Setagaya-ku.
Died October 7th, 2007 at 32 years old in Kawasaki (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Lucie Aubrac
French resistance member (1912-2007).
Born June 29th, 1912 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2007 at 94 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
Bruce Manning Metzger
American biblical scholar (1914-2007).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Middletown.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 93 years old in Princeton.
Qurratulain Hyder
Indian writer (1927–2007).
Born January 20th, 1927 in Aligarh.
Died August 21st, 2007 at 80 years old in Noida. [ref]
Bo Yibo
Chinese politician (1908-2007).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Dingxiang County. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2007 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Beverly Michaels
American model and film actress (1928-2007).
Born December 28th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 9th, 2007 at 78 years old in Phoenix (stroke).
Delbert Mann
American television and film director (1920–2007).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2007 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Teddy Kollek
Israeli politician (1911-2007).
Born May 27th, 1911 in Nagyvázsony. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2007 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French catholic cardinal (1926–2007).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in Paris (lung cancer, bone cancer). [ref]
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
French physicist.
Born October 24th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 18th, 2007 at 74 years old in Orsay (cancer). [ref]
Maurice Béjart
French-born swiss ballet dancer and choreographer (1927–2007).
Born January 1st, 1927 in Marseille.
Died November 22nd, 2007 at 80 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Rudolf Arnheim
German psychologist (1904-2007).
Born July 15th, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2007 at 102 years old in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Roy Amara
American researcher, scientist (1925–2007).
Born April 7th, 1925 in Boston.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 82 years old
Claude Pompidou
Wife of french president georges pompidou (1912–2007).
Born November 13th, 1912 in Château-Gontier.
Died July 3rd, 2007 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Griffith Jones
British film, stage and television actor (1909-2007).
Born November 19th, 1909 in London.
Died January 30th, 2007 at 97 years old in London. [ref]
Marcia Mae Jones
American actress (1924-2007).
Born August 1st, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died September 2nd, 2007 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Anatol Rapoport
Russian-born american mathematical psychologist (1911-2007).
Born May 22nd, 1911 in Lozova.
Died January 20th, 2007 at 95 years old in Toronto (pneumonia). [ref]
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist.
Born January 29th, 1964 in Islamabad.
Died July 10th, 2007 at 43 years old in Lal Masjid. [ref]
Ian Porterfield
Scottish footballer (1946–2007).
Born February 11th, 1946 in Dunfermline.
Died September 11th, 2007 at 61 years old in Surrey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Mark Burns
British actor (1936–2007).
Born March 30th, 1936 in Bromsgrove.
Died May 8th, 2007 at 71 years old in London (lung cancer).
Del Reeves
American singer.
Born July 14th, 1932 in Sparta.
Died January 1st, 2007 at 74 years old in Centerville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Jane Bolin
American judge (1908–2007).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2007 at 98 years old in Queens. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 790
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