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In the year 2007
854 Notable deaths
Jerry Hadley
American opera singer (1952–2007).
Born June 16th, 1952 in Manlius.
Died July 18th, 2007 at 55 years old in Poughkeepsie (gunshot wound).
Michael Dibdin
British writer (1947–2007).
Born March 21st, 1947 in Wolverhampton.
Died March 30th, 2007 at 60 years old in Seattle.
Atle Selberg
Norwegian mathematician (1917–2007).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Langesund.
Died August 6th, 2007 at 90 years old in Princeton (heart failure). [ref]
John Flynn
American film director and screenwriter (1932–2007).
Born March 14th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died April 4th, 2007 at 75 years old in Pacific Palisades.
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]
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
German general (1914–2007).
Born February 6th, 1914 in Kuressaare.
Died February 27th, 2007 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]
Volker Eckert
German serial killer (1959-2007).
Born July 1st, 1959 in Oelsnitz.
Died July 2nd, 2007 at 48 years old in Bayreuth (hanging to death).
Loretta King Hadler
American actress (1917-2007).
Born August 20th, 1917 in Phoenix.
Died September 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Century City (disease). [ref]
Jana Krishnamurthi
Indian politician (1928-2007).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Madurai.
Died September 25th, 2007 at 79 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Igor Moiseyev
Soviet dancer (1906–2007).
Born January 21st, 1906 in Kyiv.
Died November 2nd, 2007 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
American historian (1918–2007).
Born September 15th, 1918 in Guyencourt.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Iccho Itoh
Japanese politician (1945-2007).
Born August 23rd, 1945 in Nagasaki.
Died April 18th, 2007 at 61 years old in Nagasaki (hypovolemic shock). [ref]
Alan MacDiarmid
New zealand chemist (1927–2007).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Masterton.
Died February 7th, 2007 at 79 years old in Drexel Hill (falling from height).
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007).
Born June 30th, 1931 in Chicago, Port-au-Prince.
Died April 20th, 2007 at 75 years old in Jersey City (lung cancer).
Raymond Barre
85th prime minister of france (1924-2007).
Born April 12th, 1924 in Saint-Denis.
Died August 25th, 2007 at 83 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Isidore Isou
Romanian-born french poet, experimental filmmaker, critic & visual artist (1925–2007).
Born January 29th, 1925 in Botoșani.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
John Compton
1st and former prime minister of saint lucia (1925–2007).
Born April 29th, 1925 in Canouan. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2007 at 82 years old in Castries (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Paul D. MacLean
American neuroscientist (1913–2007).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Phelps. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2007 at 94 years old in Potomac. [ref]
Gaston Thorn
Luxembourg and international politician (1928–2007).
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Pierre Messmer
83rd prime minister of france (1916-2007).
Born March 20th, 1916 in Vincennes.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Paul MacCready
American aeronautical engineer (1925-2007).
Born September 25th, 1925 in New Haven. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Pasadena (brain cancer). [ref]
Erdal İnönü
Turkish physicist and statesperson (1926–2007).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Ankara.
Died October 31st, 2007 at 81 years old in Houston (leukemia).
Jay Haley
American psychotherapist (1923-2007).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Midwest.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 83 years old in La Jolla.
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
Somali politician (1908-2007).
Born December 9th, 1908 in Beledweyne.
Died June 8th, 2007 at 98 years old in Nairobi.
Donald Michie
British artificial intelligence researcher (1923–2007).
Born November 11th, 1923 in Yangon.
Died July 7th, 2007 at 83 years old in North Weald Bassett (car collision).
Deaths 326 to 350 of 854
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner