October 7th
214 Notable deaths
Norifumi Abe
Japanese motorcycle racer (1975-2007).
Born September 7th, 1975 in Setagaya.
Died October 7th, 2007 at 32 years old in Kawasaki (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
British politician (1879-1943).
Died October 7th, 1943 at 64 years old in Shanghai.
Norman Angell
British politician (1872-1967).
Born December 26th, 1874 in Mansion House. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1967 at 92 years old in Croydon.
Anton Philips
Dutch jewish industrialist and art collector (1874–1951).
Born March 14th, 1874 in Zaltbommel.
Died October 7th, 1951 at 77 years old in Eindhoven.
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
American politician.
Born June 25th, 1945 in Detroit. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2025 at 80 years old in Fayetteville. [ref]
Shani Louk
German-israeli tattoo artist who was killed in the 2023 hamas attack on israel.
Born February 7th, 2001 in Aderet. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2023 at 22 years old in Re'im (decapitation). [ref]
Vivian Silver
Canadian-born israeli peace activist (1949–2023).
Born February 2nd, 1949 in Winnipeg.
Died October 7th, 2023 at 74 years old in Be'eri (gunshot wound). [ref]
Helmut Lent
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1918–1944).
Born June 13th, 1918 in Pyrzany.
Died October 7th, 1944 at 26 years old in Paderborn.
Sutomo
Indonesian military person.
Born October 3rd, 1920 in Surabaya.
Died October 7th, 1981 at 61 years old in Mount Arafat.
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer (1903–1962).
Born February 21st, 1903 in North Carolina.
Died October 7th, 1962 at 59 years old in Indianapolis.
Shlomo Goren
Israeli military officer and rabbi (1917–1994).
Born February 3rd, 1918 in Zambrów.
Died October 7th, 1994 at 76 years old in Jerusalem.
Walter Krupinski
German general and fighter pilot during world war ii (1920-2000).
Born November 11th, 1920 in Domnovo.
Died October 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid.
David A. Huffman
American computer scientist (1925–1999).
Born August 9th, 1925 in Alliance.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Cruz (cancer).
Grim Natwick
American artist, animator, and film director (1890-1990).
Born August 16th, 1890 in Wisconsin Rapids.
Died October 7th, 1990 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, heart disease).
Ottla Kafka
Sister of franz kafka.
Born October 29th, 1892 in Prague.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 50 years old in Auschwitz.
Maud Allan
Choreographer (1873-1956).
Born August 27th, 1873 in Toronto.
Died October 7th, 1956 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Herblock
American editorial cartoonist (1909–2001).
Born October 13th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
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, 1907 in Beaumont.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill.
Yehuda Ashlag
Orthodox jewish rabbi and kabbalist.
Born December 13th, 1886 in Warsaw, Łódź. [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.
William Smith
English lexicographer (1813–1893).
Born May 20th, 1813 in London, Municipal Borough of Enfield.
Died October 7th, 1893 at 80 years old in London.
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]
Rudolf Lipschitz
German mathematician (1832-1903).
Born May 14th, 1832 in Königsberg.
Died October 7th, 1903 at 71 years old in Bonn.
Al Ries
American advertising executive.
Born November 14th, 1926 in Atlanta.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 95 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman