October 7th
142 Notable deaths
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born February 21st, 1903 in North Carolina. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1962 at 59 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Anton Philips
Dutch businessman and art collector (1874-1951).
Born March 14th, 1874 in Zaltbommel. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1951 at 77 years old in Eindhoven. [ref]
David A. Huffman
American computer scientist.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Ohio.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Cruz (cancer).
Maud Allan
Choreographer (1873-1956).
Born August 27th, 1873 in Toronto.
Died October 7th, 1956 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Mario Molina
Mexican chemist.
Born March 19th, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died October 7th, 2020 at 77 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Siegfried Lenz
German author (1926-2014).
Born March 17th, 1926 in Ełk. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2014 at 88 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Hossein Hamadani
Iranian general.
Born January 1st, 1955 in Hamadan.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 60 years old in Aleppo (killed in action). [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]
Paul Sérusier
French painter.
Born November 9th, 1864 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1927 at 62 years old in Morlaix. [ref]
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]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 142
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche