Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
December 7th
185 Notable deaths
Concha Méndez
Spanish writer.
Born July 27th, 1898 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1986 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Wojciech Weiss
Polish painter.
Born May 4th, 1875 in Leorda. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1950 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Tahar al-Haddad
Tunisian intellectual, trade unionist and politician (1899–1935).
Born December 4th, 1899 in Tunis.
Died December 7th, 1935 at 36 years old
Art Larsen
American tennis player (1925-2012).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Hayward.
Died December 7th, 2012 at 87 years old in San Leandro.
Beatrix Loughran
Figure skater (1900-1975).
Born June 30th, 1900 in Mount Vernon.
Died December 7th, 1975 at 75 years old in Long Beach.
Zuzana Navarová
Czech singer and composer.
Born June 18th, 1959 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2004 at 45 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Manfred Bukofzer
German-american musicologist.
Born March 27th, 1910 in Oldenburg. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1955 at 45 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Lyuben Berov
Bulgarian politician and economist (1925-2006).
Born October 6th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 81 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Oskar Messter
German cinema pioneer (1866-1943).
Born November 22nd, 1866 in Berlin.
Died December 7th, 1943 at 77 years old in Tegernsee.
Kevin Berry
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record holder (1945-2006).
Born April 10th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 61 years old in Sydney (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 185
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young