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October 7th
214 Notable deaths
Jerzy Petersburski
Polish actor and musician (1895-1979).
Born April 20th, 1895 in Warsaw.
Died October 7th, 1979 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Vytautas Mačernis
Lithuanian writer (1921–1944).
Died October 7th, 1944 at 23 years old in Žemaičių Kalvarija.
Eugen Varga
Hungarian economist (1879-1964).
Born November 6th, 1879 in Nagytétény. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1964 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ture Nerman
Swedish socialist (1886-1969).
Born May 18th, 1886 in Norrköpings Hedvig Parish. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1969 at 83 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
C. R. W. Nevinson
British artist (1889-1946).
Born August 13th, 1889 in London.
Died October 7th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hampstead (stroke).
Gérard de Vaucouleurs
French astronomer (1918-1995).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Paris.
Died October 7th, 1995 at 77 years old in Austin.
Emil Filla
Czech painter and sculptor (1882–1953).
Born April 3rd, 1882 in Chropyně. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1953 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Erik Eriksen
Danish politician and prime minister of denmark, 1950–1953 (1902–1972).
Born November 20th, 1902 in Brangstrup. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1972 at 69 years old in Esbjerg. [ref]
Bernhard Goetzke
German actor (1884-1964).
Born June 5th, 1884 in Gdańsk.
Died October 7th, 1964 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Ella Vogelaar
Dutch politician, trade unionist and social worker (1949-2019).
Born December 23rd, 1949 in Steenbergen.
Died October 7th, 2019 at 69 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Helen Watts
Welsh opera singer (1927-2009).
Born December 7th, 1927 in Milford Haven.
Died October 7th, 2009 at 81 years old in Pembroke. [ref]
Bill Nieder
American shot putter (1933–2022).
Born August 10th, 1933 in Hempstead.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 89 years old in Angels Camp. [ref]
Jurelang Zedkaia
Marshallese politician (1950-2015).
Born July 13th, 1950 in Majuro.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 65 years old in Majuro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cemal Reşit Rey
Turkish composer and pianist (1904–1985).
Born October 25th, 1904 in Jerusalem.
Died October 7th, 1985 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Frieda Hempel
German soprano singer (1885–1955).
Born June 26th, 1885 in Leipzig.
Died October 7th, 1955 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Joseph Opatoshu
Polish-born yiddish writer (1886 – 1954).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Mława.
Died October 7th, 1954 at 67 years old in New York City.
Michel Peissel
French ethnologist, author and explorer (1937–2011).
Born February 11th, 1937 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 7th, 2011 at 74 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johan Hjort
Norwegian marine biologist (1869–1948).
Born February 18th, 1869 in Christiania.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Oscar Heisserer
French footballer (1914-2004).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Schirrhein.
Died October 7th, 2004 at 90 years old in Strasbourg.
Lyudmila Ivanova
Soviet and russian actress (1933–2016).
Born June 22nd, 1933 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jimmy Gallagher
American soccer player (1901–1971).
Born June 7th, 1901 in Kirkintilloch.
Died October 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Cleveland.
Henri Oreiller
Alpine skier (1925–1962).
Born December 5th, 1925 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 7th, 1962 at 36 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Hermann Köhl
German aviator (1888–1938).
Born April 15th, 1888 in Neu-Ulm.
Died October 7th, 1938 at 50 years old in Munich (kidney disease).
Lilis Suryani
Indonesian singer (1948-2007).
Born August 22nd, 1948 in Jakarta.
Died October 7th, 2007 at 59 years old (uterine cancer).
Giorgos Amerikanos
Greek professional basketball player and coach.
Born December 21st, 1942 in Nikaia.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 70 years old in Greece.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 214
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson