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October 7th
148 Notable deaths
Johan Hjort
Norwegian marine biologist.
Born February 18th, 1869 in Oslo.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Cemal Reşit Rey
Turkish pianist and composer (1904–1985).
Born September 25th, 1904 in Jerusalem.
Died October 7th, 1985 at 81 years old in Istanbul.
Recai Kutan
Turkish politician.
Born April 5th, 1930 in Darende.
Died October 7th, 2024 at 94 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Joseph Opatoshu
Polish-born yiddish writer (1886 – 1954).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Mława. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1954 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gérard de Vaucouleurs
French astronomer (1918-1995).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1995 at 77 years old in Austin. [ref]
Bernhard Goetzke
German actor (1884-1964).
Born June 5th, 1884 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1964 at 80 years old in Berlin. [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]
Erik Eriksen
Danish politician and prime minister of denmark, 1950–1953.
Born November 20th, 1902 in Funen.
Died October 7th, 1972 at 69 years old in Esbjerg.
Lyudmila Ivanova
Soviet and russian actress.
Born June 22nd, 1933 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Henri Oreiller
Alpine skier.
Born December 5th, 1925 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 7th, 1962 at 36 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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