December 7th
170 Notable deaths
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]
Manfred Bukofzer
German-american musicologist.
Born March 27th, 1910 in Oldenburg. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1955 at 45 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Helen Porter
British botanist (1899-1987).
Born November 10th, 1899 in Farnham.
Died December 7th, 1987 at 88 years old
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
German politician (1921-2016).
Died December 7th, 2016 at 95 years old in Munich.
Pierre Renouvin
French historian.
Born January 9th, 1893 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1974 at 81 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Akito Arima
Japanese physicist and politician (1930–2020).
Born September 13th, 1930 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 90 years old in Tokyo. [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.
Philippe Maystadt
Belgian politician (1948-2017).
Born March 14th, 1948 in Petit-Rechain.
Died December 7th, 2017 at 69 years old (lung disease).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 170
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran