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In the year 2007
856 Notable deaths
Richard Musgrave
American economist (1910-2007).
Born December 14th, 1910 in Königstein im Taunus.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 96 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Pierre Granier-Deferre
French film director (1927–2007).
Born July 22nd, 1927 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2007 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jan Wolkers
Dutch sculptor and writer (1925–2007).
Born October 26th, 1925 in Oegstgeest.
Died October 19th, 2007 at 81 years old in Texel. [ref]
Nikos Nikolaidis
Greek film director.
Born October 25th, 1939 in Athens.
Died September 5th, 2007 at 67 years old in Athens (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Polish film director and screenwriter (1922-2007).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Hvizdets. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2007 at 85 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ernst Otto Fischer
German chemist (1918–2007).
Born November 10th, 1918 in Solln.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Fred Chichin
French singer-songwriter and guitarist (1954–2007).
Died November 27th, 2007 at 53 years old in Villejuif (liver cancer).
Yang Chuan-kwang
Taiwanese decathlete (1933–2007).
Born July 10th, 1933 in Taitō Prefecture. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2007 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Oswald Mathias Ungers
German architect (1926–2007).
Born July 12th, 1926 in Kaisersesch. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2007 at 81 years old in Cologne (pneumonia). [ref]
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Italian actress (1925-2007).
Born September 23rd, 1925 in Genoa, Quinto al Mare.
Died December 2nd, 2007 at 82 years old in Palermo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Povel Ramel
Swedish entertainer (1922–2007).
Born June 1st, 1922 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died June 5th, 2007 at 85 years old in Lidingö. [ref]
Kenji Miyamoto
Communist leader (1908–2007).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Hikari.
Died July 18th, 2007 at 98 years old in Shibuya. [ref]
Peer Raben
German composer and actor (1940–2007).
Born July 3rd, 1940 in Viechtach.
Died January 21st, 2007 at 66 years old in Mitterfels. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Vernant
French historian and anthropologist (1914–2007).
Born January 4th, 1914 in Provins. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2007 at 93 years old in Sèvres. [ref]
Raymond Pellegrin
French actor (1925–2007).
Born January 1st, 1925 in Nice.
Died October 14th, 2007 at 82 years old in Garons. [ref]
Kenji Nagai
Japanese journalist (1957–2007).
Born August 27th, 1957 in Imabari.
Died September 27th, 2007 at 50 years old in Yangon. [ref]
Edouard Levé
French writer and artist (1965–2007).
Born January 1st, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died October 15th, 2007 at 42 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (hanging to death).
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
French philosopher, literary critic, and translator (1940-2007).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Tours. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2007 at 66 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nazik Al-Malaika
Iraqi poet (1922–2007).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Baghdad.
Died June 20th, 2007 at 84 years old in Cairo (circulatory collapse).
Melville Shavelson
American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author (1917–2007).
Born April 1st, 1917 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Alex Thomson
British cinematographer.
Born January 12th, 1929 in London.
Died June 14th, 2007 at 78 years old in Chertsey.
Richard Leigh
American writer (1943–2007).
Born August 16th, 1943 in New Jersey.
Died November 21st, 2007 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Samuel Karlin
American mathematician (1924–2007).
Died December 18th, 2007 at 83 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.
American biochemist (1920-2007).
Born March 30th, 1920 in Manhattan.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 87 years old in Walnut Creek. [ref]
Loïc Leferme
French freediver (1970–2007).
Born August 28th, 1970 in Malo-les-Bains.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 36 years old in Nice (drowning). [ref]
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown