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October 7th
172 Notable deaths
Siegfried Lenz
German author (1926-2014).
Born March 17th, 1926 in Ełk.
Died October 7th, 2014 at 88 years old in Hamburg.
Helen Vinson
Actress (1907–1999).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Beaumont.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 94 years old in Chapel Hill.
Yehuda Ashlag
Orthodox jewish rabbi and kabbalist.
Born December 13th, 1886 in Łódź, Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1954 at 67 years old in Jerusalem.
Paul Sérusier
French painter (1864–1927).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Paris.
Died October 7th, 1927 at 62 years old in Morlaix.
Harry Gallatin
American basketball player and coach (1927-2015).
Born April 26th, 1927 in Roxana.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Edwardsville (surgical complications). [ref]
Al Ries
American advertising executive.
Born November 14th, 1926 in Atlanta.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 95 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Christopher R. W. Nevinson
British artist (1889-1946).
Born August 13th, 1889 in London. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hampstead (stroke). [ref]
Hossein Hamadani
Iranian terrorist (1950–2015).
Born December 20th, 1950 in Hamadan.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 64 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Renate Müller
German actress.
Born April 26th, 1906 in Munich.
Died October 7th, 1937 at 31 years old in Berlin (fall).
Cheryl Crawford
American theatre director and producer (1902-1986).
Born September 24th, 1902 in Akron.
Died October 7th, 1986 at 84 years old in New York City.
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