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October 7th
172 Notable deaths
Helen Watts
Welsh opera singer (1927-2009).
Born December 7th, 1927 in Milford Haven.
Died October 7th, 2009 at 81 years old in Pembroke. [ref]
Bill Nieder
American shot putter.
Born August 10th, 1933 in Hempstead.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 89 years old in Angels Camp. [ref]
Jurelang Zedkaia
Former president of the marshall islands (1950-2015).
Born July 13th, 1950 in Majuro.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 65 years old in Majuro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cemal Reşit Rey
Turkish pianist and composer (1904–1985).
Born October 25th, 1904 in Jerusalem.
Died October 7th, 1985 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Frieda Hempel
German soprano singer.
Born June 26th, 1885 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1955 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Joseph Opatoshu
Polish-born yiddish writer (1886 – 1954).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Mława.
Died October 7th, 1954 at 67 years old in New York City.
Michel Peissel
French ethnologist, author and explorer (1937–2011).
Born February 11th, 1937 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 7th, 2011 at 74 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johan Hjort
Norwegian marine biologist (1869–1948).
Born February 18th, 1869 in Christiania.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Oscar Heisserer
French footballer (1914-2004).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Schirrhein.
Died October 7th, 2004 at 90 years old in Strasbourg.
Lyudmila Ivanova
Soviet and russian actress.
Born June 22nd, 1933 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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