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October 7th
214 Notable deaths
Hisakichi Toyoda
Japanese olympic swimmer.
Born January 2nd, 1912 in Yamaguchi.
Died October 7th, 1976 at 64 years old
William Hemsley
British botanist (1843-1924).
Born December 29th, 1843 in East Hoathly with Halland.
Died October 7th, 1924 at 80 years old in Broadstairs.
Oldřich Pelčák
Czech astronaut and pilot (1943–2023).
Born November 2nd, 1943 in Zlín.
Died October 7th, 2023 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Jacques Cariou
French equestrian (1870-1951).
Born September 23rd, 1870 in Peumerit.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 61 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Edgar Leonard
Us tennis player (1881–1948).
Born June 19th, 1881 in West Newton.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 67 years old in New York City.
Louis Halphen
French historian (1880-1950).
Born February 4th, 1880 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1950 at 70 years old in Paris.
Flora Zabelle Hitchcock
American actress (1880-1968).
Born April 1st, 1880 in Istanbul.
Died October 7th, 1968 at 88 years old in Presbyterian Hospital. [ref]
Teréz Karacs
Hungarian writer, educator, memoirist, and women's rights activist (1808–1892).
Born April 18th, 1808 in Pest.
Died October 7th, 1892 at 84 years old in Békés.
Émile Appay
Painter (1876-1935).
Born June 2nd, 1876 in Saint-Just. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1935 at 59 years old in Vaux-sur-Seine.
Leon Cienkowski
Polish-russian biologist (1822-1887).
Born October 13th, 1822 in Warsaw.
Died October 7th, 1887 at 64 years old in Leipzig.
Zigmas Jukna
Lithuanian rower.
Born July 13th, 1935 in Telšiai District Municipality.
Died October 7th, 1980 at 45 years old in Vilnius.
Mikayil Useynov
Azerbaijani architect (1905-1992).
Born April 19th, 1905 in Baku.
Died October 7th, 1992 at 87 years old in Baku.
Aleksanteri Saarvala
Gymnast (1913-1989).
Born April 9th, 1913 in Vyborg.
Died October 7th, 1989 at 76 years old in Toronto.
Thor Henning
Swimmer (1894–1967).
Born September 13th, 1894 in Stockholm.
Died October 7th, 1967 at 73 years old in Stockholm.
Janusz Kondratiuk
Polish film director (1943–2019).
Born September 19th, 1943 in Akbulak.
Died October 7th, 2019 at 76 years old in Łoś, Masovian Voivodeship. [ref]
Aina Berg
Swimmer (1902–1992).
Born January 7th, 1902 in Gothenburg.
Died October 7th, 1992 at 90 years old in Gothenburg.
Archibald Warden
British tennis player (1869–1943).
Born May 11th, 1869 in Edinburgh.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 74 years old in Edinburgh.
Karl Schorn
German artist (1803-1850).
Born October 16th, 1803 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 7th, 1850 at 46 years old in Munich.
Ferdinand Humbert
French painter (1842-1934).
Born October 8th, 1842 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1934 at 91 years old in Paris.
Hugo Budinger
West german field hockey player (1927–2017).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2017 at 90 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Evgenii Eduardovich Bertels
Soviet-russian orientalist (1890-1957).
Born December 25th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 7th, 1957 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Jacques Noël
Fencer (1920–2004).
Born April 6th, 1920 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2004 at 84 years old in Caen.
Nils Voss
Gymnast (1886-1969).
Born February 22nd, 1886 in Sandnes Municipality.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 83 years old in Sandnes Municipality.
Susanna Mildonian
Belgian musician (1940–2022).
Born July 2nd, 1940 in Venice.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 82 years old in Brussels-Capital Region.
Fred Kingsbury
American rower (1927–2011).
Born May 20th, 1927 in Fredericksburg.
Died October 7th, 2011 at 84 years old in Guilford. [ref]
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