In the year 2007
856 Notable deaths
Ernst Haefliger
Swiss tenor (1919–2007).
Died March 17th, 2007 at 87 years old in Davos (heart failure). [ref]
Donald Edward Osterbrock
American astronomer (1924–2007).
Born July 13th, 1924 in Cincinnati.
Died January 11th, 2007 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Milan Jelić
Bosnia and herzegovian politician (1956-2007).
Born March 26th, 1956 in Koprivna, Modriča.
Died September 30th, 2007 at 51 years old in Doboj (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Boško Antić
Yugoslav and bosnian footballer and football manager (born 1944).
Born January 7th, 1944 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2007 at 63 years old in Belgrade.
Hannah Nydahl
Buddhist teacher and translator from denmark (1946-2007).
Born April 17th, 1946 in Copenhagen.
Died April 1st, 2007 at 60 years old in Copenhagen.
Arben Minga
Albanian footballer (1959-2007).
Born March 16th, 1959 in Tirana.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 47 years old in Windsor (pancreatic cancer).
Maria Cioncan
Athletics competitor.
Born June 19th, 1977 in Maieru.
Died January 21st, 2007 at 29 years old in Pleven (traffic collision).
Jurga Ivanauskaitė
Lithuanian writer (1961-2007).
Born November 14th, 1961 in Vilnius.
Died February 17th, 2007 at 45 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]
Jean-François Deniau
French politician, diplomat and author (1928–2007).
Born October 31st, 1928 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 24th, 2007 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Akiva Yaglom
Russian mathematician (1921–2007).
Born March 6th, 1921 in Kharkiv.
Died December 13th, 2007 at 86 years old in Boston.
Makoto Oda
Japanese author, progressive intellectual, and civic activist (1932-2007).
Died July 30th, 2007 at 75 years old (stomach cancer). [ref]
Veikko Karvonen
Athletics competitor.
Born January 5th, 1926 in Gromovo.
Died August 1st, 2007 at 81 years old in Turku. [ref]
Juan Joya
Peruvian footballer (1934-2007).
Born February 25th, 1934 in Lima.
Died March 29th, 2007 at 73 years old in Lima.
Ellen Preis
Austrian fencer.
Died November 18th, 2007 at 95 years old in Vienna (kidney failure). [ref]
Gohar Gasparyan
Armenian opera singer (1924-2007).
Born December 14th, 1924 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 82 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Jesús de Polanco
Spanish businessman (1929–2007).
Born November 7th, 1929 in Madrid.
Died July 21st, 2007 at 77 years old in Madrid (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Shin Hyun-hwak
South korean politician (1920-2007).
Born October 29th, 1920 in North Gyeongsang.
Died April 26th, 2007 at 86 years old in Seoul (disease).
David Vanole
American soccer player (1963-2007).
Born February 6th, 1963 in Redondo Beach.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 43 years old in Salt Lake City (myocardial infarction).
Iván Darvas
Hungarian actor (1925–2007).
Born June 14th, 1925 in Behynce.
Died June 3rd, 2007 at 81 years old in Budapest.
José Antonio Roca
Mexican footballer (1928-2007).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Mexico City.
Died May 4th, 2007 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Lilis Suryani
Indonesian singer (1948-2007).
Born August 22nd, 1948 in Jakarta.
Died October 7th, 2007 at 59 years old (uterine cancer).
Aleksandr Dedyushko
Russian actor (1962-2007).
Born May 20th, 1962 in Vawkavysk.
Died November 3rd, 2007 at 45 years old in Vladimir Oblast (traffic collision).
Viktor Prokopenko
Ukrainian footballer (1944–2007).
Born October 24th, 1944 in Mariupol.
Died August 18th, 2007 at 62 years old in Odesa. [ref]
Puntsagiin Jasrai
Former prime minister of mongolia (1933-2007).
Born November 26th, 1933 in Bugat.
Died October 25th, 2007 at 73 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather