In the year 2007
856 Notable deaths
Dinko Petrov
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 10th, 1935 in Stara Zagora.
Died December 17th, 2007 at 72 years old
Art Davis
American double-bassist.
Born December 5th, 1934 in Harrisburg.
Died July 29th, 2007 at 72 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francis Schewetta
French sprinter (1919–2007).
Born August 29th, 1919 in Île-de-Bréhat.
Died October 8th, 2007 at 88 years old in Saint-Maurice. [ref]
Gunnar Samuelsson
Cross-country skier (1927-2007).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Lima parish.
Died November 4th, 2007 at 80 years old
Kjell Rodian
Danish racing cyclist (1942-2007).
Born June 30th, 1942 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 29th, 2007 at 65 years old in Copenhagen.
Fermín Trueba
Spanish bicycle racer (1915–2007).
Born August 26th, 1915 in Torrelavega. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2007 at 91 years old in Madrid.
François Vandermotte
Belgian cyclist.
Born December 8th, 1913 in Brussels. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2007 at 93 years old in Mont-de-l'Enclus. [ref]
Giampaolo Calanchini
Fencer (1937–2007).
Born February 4th, 1937 in Argenta.
Died March 19th, 2007 at 70 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Alexander King
British chemist and environmentalist (1909-2007).
Born January 26th, 1909 in Langside.
Died February 28th, 2007 at 98 years old in London. [ref]
Vitalija Tuomaitė
Olympic basketball player (1964-2007).
Born November 22nd, 1964 in Pakruojis.
Died August 8th, 2007 at 42 years old in Vilnius.
John Woodruff
American middle distance runner (1915–2007).
Born July 5th, 1915 in Connellsville.
Died October 30th, 2007 at 92 years old in Fountain Hills. [ref]
Stanisław Dragan
Polish boxer.
Born November 21st, 1941 in Sadkowa Góra.
Died April 21st, 2007 at 65 years old in Kasinka Mała.
Veljko Bakašun
Croatian water polo player (1920–2007).
Born June 14th, 1920 in Split.
Died July 17th, 2007 at 87 years old in Korčula.
Jan Švéda
Czechoslovak rower (1931-2007).
Born November 5th, 1931 in Břeclav.
Died December 14th, 2007 at 76 years old
Hans Ferdinand Linskens
German botanist (1921-2007).
Born May 22nd, 1921 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died August 13th, 2007 at 86 years old
Luis Robles Díaz
Mexican nuncio (1938–2007).
Born March 6th, 1938 in El Grullo Municipality.
Died April 7th, 2007 at 69 years old in Rome.
Henri Paternóster
Fencer (1908-2007).
Born January 9th, 1908 in Etterbeek.
Died September 30th, 2007 at 99 years old in Brussels.
Nikolay Solovyov
Soviet wrestler (1931–2007).
Born July 27th, 1931 in Rodniki.
Died November 15th, 2007 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Raimundo Pérez Lezama
Spanish footballer (1922–2007).
Born November 29th, 1922 in Barakaldo.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 84 years old in Laguardia - Guardia.
János Steinmetz
Hungarian water polo player (1947-2007).
Born October 15th, 1947 in Budapest.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 59 years old in Budapest.
Günther Ullerich
West german field hockey player (1928-2007).
Born April 30th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died November 28th, 2007 at 79 years old in Cologne.
Reino Poutanen
Finnish rower (1928–2007).
Born February 21st, 1928 in Turku.
Died April 14th, 2007 at 79 years old
Władysław Szuszkiewicz
Polish canoeist (1938-2007).
Born November 12th, 1938 in Vilnius.
Died November 14th, 2007 at 69 years old in Szczecin.
Eva González Fernández
Spanish writer.
Born January 17th, 1918 in Palacios del Sil.
Died June 25th, 2007 at 89 years old in Palacios del Sil.
Dolors Vives Rodon
Spanish pioneering aviator from catalonia.
Born November 15th, 1908 in Valls. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2007 at 98 years old in Barcelona.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi