December 7th
185 Notable deaths
Jay Van Andel
American businessman.
Born July 3rd, 1924 in Grand Rapids.
Died December 7th, 2004 at 80 years old in Ada Township (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Romaine Brooks
Portrait artist (1874-1970).
Born May 1st, 1874 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 96 years old in Nice. [ref]
Reinaldo Arenas Fuentes
Cuban poet/novelist/playwright.
Born July 16th, 1943 in Aguas Claras. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1990 at 47 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Christopher Connelly
American actor (1941-1988).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Wichita. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1988 at 47 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]
Ron Saunders
English footballer and manager (1932–2019).
Born November 6th, 1932 in Birkenhead.
Died December 7th, 2019 at 87 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Jack Mercer
American voice actor (1910–1984).
Born January 31st, 1910 in Worthington.
Died December 7th, 1984 at 74 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer).
Barbara Newhall Follett
American writer.
Born March 4th, 1914 in Hanover.
Died December 7th, 1939 at 25 years old
Belisario Betancur
Former president of colombia (1923-2018).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Amagá.
Died December 7th, 2018 at 95 years old in Bogotá (kidney infection). [ref]
Nicholas Murray Butler
American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947).
Born April 2nd, 1862 in Elizabeth. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1947 at 85 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mango
Italian singer-songwriter (1954–2014).
Born November 6th, 1954 in Lagonegro.
Died December 7th, 2014 at 60 years old in Policoro (myocardial infarction).
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather