In the year 2007
856 Notable deaths
Gene H. Golub
American computer scientist and numerical analyst (1932-2007).
Born February 29th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died November 16th, 2007 at 75 years old in Stanford (leukemia). [ref]
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Congresswoman (1938-2007).
Born September 7th, 1938 in Birmingham.
Died April 22nd, 2007 at 68 years old in Carson (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Albert Isaac Bezzerides
American writer (1908-2007).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Samsun.
Died January 1st, 2007 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Kirill Lavrov
Soviet and russian actor (1925-2007).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 27th, 2007 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg (leukemia). [ref]
Jo Ann Davis
American politician (1950-2007).
Born June 29th, 1950 in Rowan County.
Died October 6th, 2007 at 57 years old in Gloucester Courthouse (breast cancer). [ref]
Elizabeth Jolley
Australian writer (1923-2007).
Born June 4th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 83 years old in Perth. [ref]
İsmail Cem
Turkish photographer and writer (1940–2007).
Born February 15th, 1940 in Istanbul.
Died January 24th, 2007 at 66 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer).
Asger Aaboe
Historian of exact sciences (1922–2007).
Born April 26th, 1922 in Copenhagen.
Died January 19th, 2007 at 84 years old in North Haven.
Ben Weisman
American composer, songwriter (1921–2007).
Born November 16th, 1921 in Providence.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, pneumonia). [ref]
Angus McBride
British artist (1931–2007).
Born May 11th, 1931 in London.
Died May 15th, 2007 at 76 years old in Waterford. [ref]
Roberto Fontanarrosa
Argentinian cartoonist and writer (1944-2007).
Born November 26th, 1944 in Rosario.
Died July 19th, 2007 at 62 years old in Rosario (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Willye White
American athlete – long jumper and sprinter (1939–2007).
Born December 31st, 1939 in Money. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2007 at 67 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Oleg Gazenko
Soviet general and scientist.
Born December 12th, 1918.
Died November 17th, 2007 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ralph Asher Alpher
American cosmologist (1921–2007).
Born February 3rd, 1921 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 12th, 2007 at 86 years old in Austin. [ref]
Sharda Mukherjee
Indian politician (1919-2007).
Born February 24th, 1919 in Mumbai.
Died July 6th, 2007 at 88 years old
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield
British politician (1916-2007).
Born September 28th, 1916 in Horsham.
Died January 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Oxford.
Osvaldo Cavandoli
Italian cartoonist.
Born January 1st, 1920 in Toscolano-Maderno.
Died March 3rd, 2007 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
Andranik Margaryan
Prime minister of armenia from 2000 to 2007 (1951–2007).
Born June 12th, 1951 in Yerevan.
Died March 25th, 2007 at 55 years old in Yerevan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nellie Lutcher
American singer (1912–2007).
Born October 15th, 1915 in Lake Charles.
Died June 8th, 2007 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Teoctist Arăpașu
5th patriarch of the romanian orthodox church, from 1986 to 2007 (1915–2007).
Born February 7th, 1915 in Tocileni.
Died July 30th, 2007 at 92 years old in Bucharest.
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
Japanese politician (1945-2007).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Died May 28th, 2007 at 62 years old in Minato (hanging to death). [ref]
Emma Penella
Spanish actress (1931–2007).
Born March 2nd, 1931 in Madrid.
Died August 27th, 2007 at 76 years old in Madrid (kidney failure). [ref]
Cecil Payne
American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007).
Born December 14th, 1922 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died November 27th, 2007 at 84 years old in New Jersey (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ken McGregor
Australian tennis player (1929–2007).
Born June 2nd, 1929 in Adelaide.
Died December 1st, 2007 at 78 years old in Myrtle Bank (stomach cancer). [ref]
Emma Tillman
Supercentenarian, oldest person in the world.
Born November 22nd, 1892 in Gibsonville.
Died January 28th, 2007 at 114 years old in East Hartford. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 475 of 856
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain