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December 7th
239 Notable deaths
Melchior Wezel
Olympic gymnast (1903–1989).
Born November 16th, 1903.
Died December 7th, 1989 at 86 years old in Locarno.
Auguste Daumain
French racing cyclist.
Born July 31st, 1877 in Selles-sur-Cher. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1938 at 61 years old in Santiago.
Adalbert Püllöck
Romanian footballer (1907-1977).
Born January 6th, 1907 in Austria–Hungary.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Romania.
Blair Cochrane
Sailor (1853–1928).
Born September 11th, 1853 in Darlington.
Died December 7th, 1928 at 75 years old
Paul Mehlitz
Field hockey player.
Born December 24th, 1906 in Wilmersdorf.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 75 years old in West Berlin.
Anton Bolinder
Swedish high jumper.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 91 years old in Östersund Municipality.
Albert Geromini
Swiss ice hockey player (1896-1961).
Born April 10th, 1896 in Arvigo.
Died December 7th, 1961 at 65 years old in Thalwil.
Arthur Ahnger
Sailor (1886-1940).
Born February 28th, 1886 in Raseborg.
Died December 7th, 1940 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Bernard Ormanowski
Polish rower (1907-1984).
Born November 10th, 1907 in Lipinki.
Died December 7th, 1984 at 77 years old in Bydgoszcz.
Ákos Kertész
Hungarian screenwriter, journalist and author.
Born July 18th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died December 7th, 2022 at 90 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Paul Wartelle
Gymnast (1892–1974).
Born January 9th, 1892 in Lille.
Died December 7th, 1974 at 82 years old in Lille.
Albert Schwartz
American swimmer (1907–1986).
Born December 21st, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 7th, 1986 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová
Czech gymnast (1933–2025).
Born March 29th, 1933 in Brno.
Died December 7th, 2025 at 92 years old in Vranov. [ref]
Ján Palárik
Slovak catholic priest, writer, playwright and publicist (1822-1870).
Born April 27th, 1822 in Raková.
Died December 7th, 1870 at 48 years old in Majcichov.
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