In the year 2007
857 Notable deaths
Sidney Sheldon
American writer (1917–2007).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died January 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia).
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007).
Born August 15th, 1925 in Montreal. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 82 years old in Mississauga (kidney failure). [ref]
Carlo Ponti
Italian film producer (1912-2007).
Born December 11th, 1912 in Magenta.
Died January 10th, 2007 at 94 years old in Geneva.
Betty Hutton
American actress (1921–2007).
Born February 26th, 1921 in Battle Creek.
Died March 12th, 2007 at 86 years old in Palm Springs (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Dabbs Greer
American actor (1917−2007).
Born April 2nd, 1917 in Fairview.
Died April 28th, 2007 at 90 years old in Pasadena (kidney failure). [ref]
Ève Curie
Writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of marie and pierre curie (1904–2007).
Born December 6th, 1904 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 22nd, 2007 at 102 years old in Manhattan.
Kurt Waldheim
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007).
Born December 21st, 1918 in Sankt Andrä-Wördern. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2007 at 88 years old in Vienna (heart failure, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lois Maxwell
Canadian actress (1927–2007).
Born February 14th, 1927 in Kitchener.
Died September 29th, 2007 at 80 years old in Fremantle (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician.
Born August 27th, 1937 in Detroit.
Died January 12th, 2007 at 69 years old in West Hills (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ashraf Marwan
Egyptian businessman.
Born February 2nd, 1944 in Cairo.
Died June 27th, 2007 at 63 years old in London (falling). [ref]
Teji Bachchan
Indian activist (1914-2007).
Born August 12th, 1914 in Faisalabad.
Died December 21st, 2007 at 93 years old in Mumbai.
Dennis Johnson
Nba basketball player (1954-2007).
Born September 18th, 1954 in San Pedro.
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 52 years old in Austin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alice Ghostley
American actress (1923–2007).
Born August 14th, 1926 in Eve.
Died September 21st, 2007 at 81 years old in Studio City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Wally Schirra
American astronaut (1923–2007).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Hackensack.
Died May 3rd, 2007 at 84 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roscoe Lee Browne
American actor and director (1922–2007).
Born May 2nd, 1925 in Woodbury. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2007 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, stomach cancer). [ref]
Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian film director and screenwriter (1912–2007).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Ferrara.
Died July 30th, 2007 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sigrid Valdis
American actress (1935–2007).
Born September 21st, 1935 in Bakersfield.
Died October 14th, 2007 at 72 years old in Anaheim (lung cancer).
Isabella Blow
Magazine editor, stylist, actress, model (1958–2007).
Born November 19th, 1958 in The London Clinic.
Died May 7th, 2007 at 48 years old in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (intoxication). [ref]
Richard Jeni
American comedian and actor (1957–2007).
Born April 14th, 1957 in Brooklyn.
Died March 10th, 2007 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]
Karlheinz Stockhausen
German composer (1928–2007).
Born August 22nd, 1928 in Mödrath castle.
Died December 5th, 2007 at 79 years old in Kürten (heart failure). [ref]
David Lane
American white supremacist, convicted felon.
Born November 2nd, 1938 in Woden.
Died May 28th, 2007 at 68 years old in Terre Haute (neurological disorder).
Ian Richardson
Scottish actor (1934–2007).
Born April 7th, 1934 in Edinburgh.
Died February 9th, 2007 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robin Olds
United states air force general (1922-2007).
Born July 14th, 1922 in Honolulu.
Died June 14th, 2007 at 84 years old in Steamboat Springs (heart failure).
Mike Awesome
American professional wrestler (1965–2007).
Born January 24th, 1965 in Tampa.
Died February 17th, 2007 at 42 years old in Tampa (hanging to death). [ref]
Steve Fossett
American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer.
Born April 22nd, 1944 in Jackson.
Died September 3rd, 2007 at 63 years old in Sierra Nevada (aviation accident). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 857
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius