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December 7th
239 Notable deaths
August Schleicher
German philologist (1821–1868).
Born February 19th, 1821 in Meiningen.
Died December 7th, 1868 at 47 years old in Jena (tuberculosis).
Gerhard Lenski
American sociologist (1924-2015).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 7th, 2015 at 91 years old [ref]
Fanny Cano
Mexican actress and producer (1944–1983).
Born February 28th, 1944 in Huetamo Municipality.
Died December 7th, 1983 at 39 years old in Madrid.
Ray Solomonoff
American artificial intelligence researcher (1926-2009).
Born July 25th, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died December 7th, 2009 at 83 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Martin Rodbell
American biochemist (1925-1998).
Born December 1st, 1925 in Baltimore.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 73 years old in Chapel Hill (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Ataur Rahman Khan
Prime minister of bangladesh from 1984 to 1986.
Born March 6th, 1905 in Dhamrai Upazila.
Died December 7th, 1991 at 86 years old in Dhaka.
Phillip Reed
American actor (1908–1996).
Born March 25th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Ali Hatami
Iranian film director.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Tehran.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 52 years old in Tehran (pancreatic cancer).
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
American politician (1940–2005).
Born July 24th, 1940 in Greenville.
Died December 7th, 2005 at 65 years old in West Columbia (myocardial infarction).
Vera Molnár
Hungarian artist (1924–2023).
Born January 5th, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2023 at 99 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Berkley Bedell
American politician (1921-2019).
Born March 5th, 1921 in Spirit Lake.
Died December 7th, 2019 at 98 years old in Naples (disease).
José Donoso
Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago.
Ōmura Masujirō
Japanese politician (1824-1869).
Born May 30th, 1824 in Suzenji.
Died December 7th, 1869 at 45 years old in Osaka University Hospital (sepsis).
Jean Mermoz
French aviator (1901–1936).
Born December 9th, 1901 in Aubenton. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1936 at 34 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Jón Sigurðsson
Leader of the 19th-century icelandic independence movement (1811-1879).
Born June 17th, 1811 in Hrafnseyri.
Died December 7th, 1879 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
Pioneering french aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist (1881–1957).
Born November 8th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 7th, 1957 at 76 years old in Paris.
Paul Elvstrøm
Danish yachtsman (1928–2016).
Born February 25th, 1928 in Hellerup.
Died December 7th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hellerup. [ref]
Sunny Murray
American jazz drummer (1936–2017).
Born October 21st, 1937 in Idabel. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2017 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Rex Beach
Author and water polo player (1877-1949).
Born September 1st, 1877 in Antrim County. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1949 at 72 years old in Sebring. [ref]
Gerhard Palitzsch
German ss nco (1913-1944).
Born June 17th, 1913 in Großopitz.
Died December 7th, 1944 at 31 years old in Budapest.
Reşat Nuri Güntekin
Turkish writer (1889–1956).
Born November 25th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died December 7th, 1956 at 67 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Élie Ducommun
Swiss activist (1833-1906).
Born February 19th, 1833 in Geneva.
Died December 7th, 1906 at 73 years old in Bern.
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
English mathematician and astronomer (1848-1928).
Born November 5th, 1848 in Lewisham.
Died December 7th, 1928 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Sada Yacco
Japanese actress (1871–1946).
Born July 18th, 1871 in Tokyo.
Died December 7th, 1946 at 75 years old in Atami (pancreatic cancer).
Camille Jenatzy
Auto racer (1868–1913).
Born November 4th, 1868 in Schaerbeek.
Died December 7th, 1913 at 45 years old in Habay (hunting accident).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 239
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner