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October 7th
172 Notable deaths
Henry Corbin
French philosopher and orientalist.
Born April 14th, 1903 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1978 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gustaf Gründgens
German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963).
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1963 at 63 years old in Manila (internal bleeding, drug overdose). [ref]
George Emil Palade
Romanian cell biologist, physician and nobel laureate.
Born November 19th, 1912 in Iași.
Died October 7th, 2008 at 95 years old in Del Mar. [ref]
Halid Bešlić
Bosnian singer.
Born November 20th, 1953 in Vrapci, Sokolac.
Died October 7th, 2025 at 71 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Norifumi Abe
Japanese motorcycle racer (1975-2007).
Born September 7th, 1975 in Setagaya-ku.
Died October 7th, 2007 at 32 years old in Kawasaki (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
British politician (1879-1943).
Born April 4th, 1879 in Paks. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1943 at 64 years old in Shanghai. [ref]
Norman Angell
British politician (1872-1967).
Born December 26th, 1872 in Mansion House. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1967 at 94 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]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 172
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha