October 7th
214 Notable deaths
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
President of fifa (1876-1955).
Born December 16th, 1876 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 7th, 1955 at 78 years old in Brussels.
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian writer.
Born June 30th, 1932 in Mbalmayo.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 69 years old in Douala. [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet linguist (1929-2017).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John Pope Hennessy
8th governor of hong kong (1834-1891).
Born April 5th, 1834 in County Cork.
Died October 7th, 1891 at 57 years old
Martha Roth
Italian-born mexican film and television actress.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 84 years old in Mexico City (disease).
Stewart Imlach
Scottish footballer (1932-2001).
Born January 6th, 1932 in Lossiemouth.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 69 years old in England.
Yuri Churbanov
First deputy minister of internal affairs (1936-2013).
Born November 11th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Orlando Ramón Agosti
Argentine general (1924-1997).
Born December 18th, 1924 in San Andrés de Giles. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
L. F. L. Oppenheim
German legal scholar (1858–1919).
Born March 30th, 1858 in Windecken.
Died October 7th, 1919 at 61 years old in Cambridge.
Paul Tournier
Swiss physician and author, pastoral counsellor (1898-1986).
Born May 12th, 1898 in Geneva.
Died October 7th, 1986 at 88 years old in Troinex. [ref]
Christophe Soglo
Beninese politician (1909-1983).
Born June 28th, 1909 in Abomey.
Died October 7th, 1983 at 74 years old in Cotonou.
Myriam Sarachik
American physicist (1933–2021).
Born August 8th, 1933 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2021 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Olga Taussky-Todd
Mathematician (1906–1995).
Born August 30th, 1906 in Olomouc.
Died October 7th, 1995 at 89 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Henry Timrod
Poet from the american south (1828-1867).
Born December 8th, 1828 in Charleston.
Died October 7th, 1867 at 38 years old in Columbia.
Wolfgang Kieling
German actor (1924–1985).
Born March 16th, 1924 in Neukölln.
Died October 7th, 1985 at 61 years old in Hamburg (cancer).
Chen Yinque
Chinese historian, linguist, and scholar (1890–1969).
Born June 16th, 1890 in Changsha.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 79 years old in Guangzhou.
George Ramsay
Secretary-manager of aston villa football club (1855-1935).
Born March 1st, 1855 in Glasgow.
Died October 7th, 1935 at 80 years old in Llandrindod Wells.
George O. Abell
American astronomer (1927—1983).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died October 7th, 1983 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Benjamin Altman
Art collector and founder b. altman & co. (1840-1913).
Born July 12th, 1840 in New York City.
Died October 7th, 1913 at 73 years old in New York City.
Dominique Dropsy
French footballer (1951-2015).
Born December 9th, 1951 in Leuze.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 63 years old in Blanquefort (leukemia). [ref]
Recai Kutan
Turkish statesperson (1930–2024).
Born April 5th, 1930 in Darende district.
Died October 7th, 2024 at 94 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Lars Ekborg
Swedish actor (1926-1969).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Uppsala.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 43 years old in Ängelholm (liver cancer).
Joanna Chmielewska
Polish designer and writer (1932–2013).
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2013 at 81 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Mersad Berber
Bosnia and herzegovina artist (1940-2012).
Born January 1st, 1940 in Bosanski Petrovac.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Ofir Libstein
Israeli politician (1973–2023).
Born August 1st, 1973 in Eilat. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2023 at 50 years old in Kfar Aza. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau