October 7th
214 Notable deaths
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic (1809–1849).
Born January 19th, 1809 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1849 at 40 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Cissy Houston
American singer (1933–2024).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Newark.
Died October 7th, 2024 at 91 years old in Newark (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Miki Matsubara
Japanese singer-songwriter (1959-2004).
Born November 28th, 1959 in Kishiwada. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2004 at 44 years old in Sakai (cervix uterine cancer).
Charles Rocket
American actor, comedian (1949-2005).
Born August 24th, 1949 in Bangor.
Died October 7th, 2005 at 56 years old in Canterbury (shock). [ref]
Mario Molina
Mexican chemical engineer (1943–2020).
Born March 19th, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died October 7th, 2020 at 77 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mario Lanza
American tenor and actor (1921-1959).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died October 7th, 1959 at 38 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Gracie
Brazilian brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.
Born September 14th, 1902 in Belém.
Died October 7th, 1994 at 92 years old in Petrópolis.
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
2nd prime minister of the united arab emirates and sheikh of dubai (1912-1990).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Dubai.
Died October 7th, 1990 at 78 years old in Dubai.
Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958–2006).
Born August 30th, 1958 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2006 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Cyril Cusack
Irish actor (1910–1993).
Born November 26th, 1910 in Durban.
Died October 7th, 1993 at 82 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Leo Durocher
American baseball player and coach (1905–1991).
Born July 27th, 1905 in Hampden County.
Died October 7th, 1991 at 86 years old in Palm Springs.
Christy Mathewson
American major league baseball player, manager (1880-1925).
Born August 12th, 1880 in Factoryville.
Died October 7th, 1925 at 45 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis).
Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano
Mexican drug lord.
Born December 25th, 1974 in Apan.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 37 years old in Progreso. [ref]
Toshi Ichiyanagi
Japanese composer, pianist (1933-2022).
Born February 4th, 1933 in Kobe.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 89 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Oliver Wendell Holmes
American poet and physician (1809–1894).
Born August 29th, 1809 in Cambridge.
Died October 7th, 1894 at 85 years old in Boston.
James Brokenshire
British conservative party politician, mp and minister (1968–2021).
Born January 7th, 1968 in Southend-on-Sea.
Died October 7th, 2021 at 53 years old in Dartford (lung cancer). [ref]
Nicholas Pryor
American actor (1935–2024).
Born January 28th, 1935 in Baltimore.
Died October 7th, 2024 at 89 years old in Wilmington (cancer). [ref]
Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel
German air force officer (1901-1943).
Born May 14th, 1901 in Frankfurt.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 42 years old in Forlì.
Peggy McCay
American actress (1927-2018).
Born November 3rd, 1927 in Manhattan.
Died October 7th, 2018 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Allan Bloom
American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992).
Born September 14th, 1930 in Indianapolis.
Died October 7th, 1992 at 62 years old in Chicago (death from AIDS-related complications).
Bonner Fellers
United states army general (1896–1973).
Born February 7th, 1896 in Ridge Farm.
Died October 7th, 1973 at 77 years old in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Alfred Deakin
Australian politician (1856–1919).
Born August 3rd, 1856 in Melbourne.
Died October 7th, 1919 at 63 years old in Melbourne (Alzheimer's disease).
Kundan Shah
Indian film director (1947-2017).
Born October 19th, 1947 in Mumbai.
Died October 7th, 2017 at 69 years old in Mumbai.
Irving Penn
American photographer and photojournalist (1917–2009).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Plainfield.
Died October 7th, 2009 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and sephardi chief rabbi of israel from 1973 to 1983.
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Baghdad.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 93 years old in Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital.
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé