In the year 2007
857 Notable deaths
Álvaro Holden Roberto
Angolan politician (1923-2007).
Born January 12th, 1923 in M'banza-Kongo.
Died August 2nd, 2007 at 84 years old in Luanda. [ref]
Rudolf August Oetker
German businessman, art collector, nazi waffen ss (1916-2007).
Born September 20th, 1916 in Bielefeld.
Died January 16th, 2007 at 90 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Leela Majumdar
Indian author of children's books (1908–2007).
Born February 26th, 1908 in Kolkata.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 99 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Wolfgang Iser
German philologist (1926–2007).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Marienberg.
Died January 24th, 2007 at 80 years old in Constance. [ref]
Craig L. Thomas
American politician (1933-2007).
Born February 17th, 1933 in Cody.
Died June 4th, 2007 at 74 years old in Bethesda (leukemia).
Beatrice Hsu
Taiwan actress (1978–2007).
Born November 13th, 1978 in Taipei.
Died January 28th, 2007 at 28 years old in Taichung (traffic collision). [ref]
Sidney Coleman
American physicist (1937–2007).
Born March 7th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 2007 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Chief minister of sikkim, india from 1974 to 1979.
Born October 11th, 1904 in Pakyong.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 102 years old in Kalimpong (myocardial infarction).
Enéas Carneiro
Brazilian politician (1938–2007).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Rio Branco.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro (leukemia).
Dorothea Orem
American nursing academic (1914–2007).
Born July 15th, 1914 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2007 at 92 years old in Savannah.
Sa'dun Hammadi
Iraqi politician (1930-2007).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Karbala.
Died March 14th, 2007 at 76 years old in Germany (leukemia).
Mika Špiljak
Croatian politician (1916-2007).
Born November 28th, 1916 in Sisak.
Died May 18th, 2007 at 90 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Curtis Harrington
American film director (1926-2007).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 80 years old in Hollywood Hills (stroke). [ref]
Johnny Hart
American cartoonist (1931–2007).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Endicott.
Died April 7th, 2007 at 76 years old in New York (stroke). [ref]
Lesley Blanch
British writer and historian (1904–2007).
Born June 6th, 1904 in United Kingdom, London.
Died May 7th, 2007 at 102 years old in France, Menton. [ref]
Nina Wang
Hong kong entrepreneur (1937–2007).
Born September 29th, 1937 in Shanghai.
Died April 3rd, 2007 at 69 years old in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital (myocardial infarction, arteriosclerotic heart disease). [ref]
Heinz Berggruen
Art dealer, author (1914-2007).
Born January 6th, 1914 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2007 at 93 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julia Carson
American politician (1938–2007).
Born July 8th, 1938 in Louisville. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2007 at 69 years old in Indianapolis (lung cancer). [ref]
Ernest Gallo
American businessman (1909–2007).
Born March 18th, 1909 in Jackson.
Died March 6th, 2007 at 97 years old in Modesto. [ref]
Elizabeth Murray
American painter (1940–2007).
Born September 6th, 1940 in Chicago.
Died August 12th, 2007 at 66 years old in New York (lung cancer). [ref]
Awad Hamed al-Bandar
Iraqi politician (1945-2007).
Born January 2nd, 1945 in Basra.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 62 years old in Baghdad (hanging). [ref]
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
American writer.
Born June 3rd, 1939 in Alexandria.
Died July 6th, 2007 at 68 years old in Princeton.
Seymour Benzer
American geneticist (1921–2007).
Born October 15th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died November 30th, 2007 at 86 years old in Pasadena (stroke). [ref]
Florentine Rost van Tonningen
Dutch nazi collaborator (1914-2007).
Born November 14th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died March 24th, 2007 at 92 years old in Waasmunster.
Ivica Račan
7th prime minister of croatia (1944–2007).
Born February 24th, 1944 in Ebersbach, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf.
Died April 29th, 2007 at 63 years old in Zagreb (kidney cancer). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 325 of 857
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder