In the year 2007
856 Notable deaths
Francisco Umbral
Spanish writer.
Born May 11th, 1932 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2007 at 75 years old in Boadilla del Monte (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Wiera Gran
Polish singer (1916–2007).
Born April 20th, 1918 in Warsaw, Białystok. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2007 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
José Luis de Vilallonga
Spanish journalist and actor (1920-2007).
Born January 29th, 1920 in Madrid.
Died August 30th, 2007 at 87 years old in Andratx. [ref]
Thomas S. Kleppe
American politician (1919–2007).
Born July 1st, 1919 in Kintyre.
Died March 2nd, 2007 at 87 years old in Bethesda (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Tadeusz Nalepa
Polish musician (1943–2007).
Born August 28th, 1943 in Zgłobień.
Died March 4th, 2007 at 63 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Sandro Salvadore
Italian footballer (1939-2007).
Born November 29th, 1939 in Milan.
Died January 4th, 2007 at 67 years old in Asti. [ref]
Chaswe Nsofwa
Zambian footballer (1978-2007).
Born October 22nd, 1978 in Lusaka.
Died August 29th, 2007 at 28 years old in Beersheba (cardiovascular disease).
Dmitri Prigov
Russian artist and writer (1940–2007).
Born November 5th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died July 16th, 2007 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Markku Peltola
Finnish actor and musician (1956–2007).
Born July 12th, 1956 in Helsinki.
Died December 31st, 2007 at 51 years old in Kangasala.
Octavian Paler
Romanian writer and journalist (1926–2007).
Died May 7th, 2007 at 80 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Petr Eben
Czech composer and organist (1929–2007).
Born January 22nd, 1929 in Žamberk. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2007 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Luciano Fabro
Italian artist (1936-2007).
Born November 10th, 1936 in Turin. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2007 at 70 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hans Ruesch
Swiss racing driver, novelist, and activist (1913–2007).
Born May 17th, 1913 in Naples.
Died August 27th, 2007 at 94 years old in Massagno (cancer). [ref]
Alexandre de Fisterra
Spanish poet, inventor and editor.
Born May 6th, 1919 in Fisterra.
Died February 9th, 2007 at 87 years old in Zamora.
Enzo Biagi
Italian journalist and writer (1920–2007).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Lizzano in Belvedere.
Died November 6th, 2007 at 87 years old in Milan (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Maria Gripe
Swedish children's writer (1923-2007).
Born July 25th, 1923 in Vaxholm.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 83 years old in Rönninge. [ref]
Hansjörg Felmy
Actor (1931–2007).
Born January 31st, 1931 in Berlin.
Died August 24th, 2007 at 76 years old in Eching.
Harold J. Berman
American legal scholar (1918-2007).
Born February 13th, 1918 in Hartford.
Died November 13th, 2007 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ali Meshkini
Iranian cleric (1922-2007).
Born December 2nd, 1922 in Meshginshahr.
Died July 30th, 2007 at 84 years old in Tehran (cancer).
Driss Chraïbi
Moroccan author (1926–2007).
Born July 15th, 1926 in El Jadida. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2007 at 80 years old in Valence. [ref]
René Rémond
French historian and political economist (1918-2007).
Born September 30th, 1918 in Lons-le-Saunier.
Died April 14th, 2007 at 88 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Hans Filbinger
German politician (1913-2007).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Mannheim.
Died April 1st, 2007 at 93 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Philippe Clay
French actor and singer (1927–2007).
Born March 7th, 1927 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 2007 at 80 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aloísio Lorscheider
Catholic cardinal (1924–2007).
Born October 8th, 1924 in Estrela.
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 83 years old in Porto Alegre.
Herbert Saffir
American civil engineer, co-author of the saffir-simpson scale of hurricanes.
Born March 29th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 21st, 2007 at 90 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 476 to 500 of 856
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci