October 7th
214 Notable deaths
Yves Delage
French zoologist (1854-1920).
Born May 13th, 1854 in Avignon.
Died October 7th, 1920 at 66 years old in Sceaux.
Léon Scieur
Belgian cyclist (1888–1969).
Born March 19th, 1888 in Florennes.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 81 years old in Florennes.
Eulalie Jensen
American actress (1884–1952).
Born December 24th, 1884 in St. Louis.
Died October 7th, 1952 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
Oleg Pavlov
Russian writer (1970–2018).
Born March 16th, 1970 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2018 at 48 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gene Allen
American art director (1918-2015).
Born June 17th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 97 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]
Apollon Grigoryev
Russian writer (1822–1864).
Born August 9th, 1822 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 1864 at 42 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ivan Schmalhausen
Russian zoologist (1884–1963).
Born April 23rd, 1884 in Kyiv.
Died October 7th, 1963 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Domenico Paolella
Italian director, screenwriter and journalist (1915-2002).
Born October 15th, 1918 in Foggia.
Died October 7th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rome.
Valeriy Marchenko
Soviet dissident (1947–1984).
Born September 16th, 1947 in Kyiv.
Died October 7th, 1984 at 37 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Giuseppe Toniolo
Italian beatified (1845–1918).
Born March 7th, 1845 in Treviso.
Died October 7th, 1918 at 73 years old in Pisa.
Martin Eichler
German mathematician (1912–1992).
Born March 29th, 1912 in Pinnow.
Died October 7th, 1992 at 80 years old in Arlesheim.
Konstantin Rakutin
Nkvd general (1902–1941).
Born May 21st, 1902 in Vachsky District.
Died October 7th, 1941 at 39 years old in Smolensk Oblast.
Nathalie Lissenko
Ukrainian and french actress (1884–1969).
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in Paris.
Sándor Bíró
Hungarian footballer.
Born August 9th, 1911 in Füzesabony.
Died October 7th, 1988 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Michele Gordigiani
Italian painter (1835-1909).
Born May 29th, 1835 in Florence.
Died October 7th, 1909 at 74 years old in Florence.
Anne Pashley
Athletics competitor (1935-2016).
Born June 5th, 1935 in Skegness.
Died October 7th, 2016 at 81 years old in Chilton (disease). [ref]
Ljupčo Jordanovski
Macedonian seismologist and politician (1953-2010).
Born February 13th, 1953 in Štip.
Died October 7th, 2010 at 57 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Munyoro Nyamau
Kenyan sprinter (1942–2025).
Born December 5th, 1942 in Kisii.
Died October 7th, 2025 at 82 years old in Nakuru. [ref]
Boris Shchukin
Soviet actor (1894–1939).
Born April 17th, 1894 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 1939 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Emanuele Del Vecchio
Brazilian footballer and manager (1934–1995).
Born September 24th, 1934 in São Paulo.
Died October 7th, 1995 at 61 years old in Santos.
Eugen Schmidt
Danish sportsman (1862–1931).
Born February 17th, 1862 in Copenhagen.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 69 years old in Aalborg.
Ellen Tittel
German midle-distance runner.
Born June 28th, 1948 in Mühlbach.
Died October 7th, 2023 at 75 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Ivo Michiels
Belgian writer (1923-2012).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Mortsel.
Died October 7th, 2012 at 89 years old in Le Barroux. [ref]
Jan Zahradníček
Czech catholic poet (1905–1960).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Mastník. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1960 at 55 years old in Uhřínov. [ref]
Gustav Steinmann
German geologist and paleontologist (1856–1929).
Born April 6th, 1856 in Brunswick.
Died October 7th, 1929 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 214
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson