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December 7th
185 Notable deaths
Shirley Stelfox
British actress (1941-2015).
Born April 11th, 1941 in Dukinfield.
Died December 7th, 2015 at 74 years old in Yorkshire Dales (cancer). [ref]
Cho Ramaswamy
Indian actor (1934-2016).
Born October 5th, 1934 in Mylapore.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Chennai.
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
British-born american astronomer.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1979 at 79 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Rachael Carpani
Australian actress (1980–2025).
Born August 24th, 1980 in Sydney.
Died December 7th, 2025 at 45 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Elizabeth Edwards
Deceased wife of john edwards.
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Jacksonville.
Died December 7th, 2010 at 61 years old in Chapel Hill (breast cancer). [ref]
Billy Bremner
Scottish association football player and manager.
Born December 9th, 1942 in Stirling.
Died December 7th, 1997 at 54 years old in Doncaster (myocardial infarction).
Reinhard Bonnke
German pentecostal evangelist.
Born April 19th, 1940 in Königsberg.
Died December 7th, 2019 at 79 years old in Orlando (surgical complications). [ref]
Thornton Wilder
American playwright and novelist (1897–1975).
Born April 17th, 1897 in Madison. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1975 at 78 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Potter Stewart
Us supreme court justice from 1958 to 1981 (1915-1985).
Born January 23rd, 1915 in Jackson.
Died December 7th, 1985 at 70 years old in Hanover (stroke).
Dick Allen
American baseball player and singer (1942-2020).
Born March 8th, 1942 in Wampum.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 78 years old in Wampum. [ref]
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