December 7th
159 Notable deaths
Reinaldo Arenas Fuentes
Cuban poet/novelist/playwright.
Born July 16th, 1943 in Aguas Claras. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1990 at 47 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Ron Saunders
English footballer (1932-2019).
Born November 6th, 1932 in Birkenhead.
Died December 7th, 2019 at 87 years old [ref]
Belisario Betancur
Former president of colombia (1923-2018).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Amagá.
Died December 7th, 2018 at 95 years old in Bogotá (kidney infection). [ref]
Jack Mercer
American voice actor (1910-1984).
Born January 31st, 1910 in Worthington.
Died December 7th, 1984 at 74 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer).
Christopher Connelly
American actor (1941-1988).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Wichita. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1988 at 47 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]
Anna Marie Hahn
American serial killer.
Born July 7th, 1906 in Bavaria.
Died December 7th, 1938 at 32 years old in Ohio Penitentiary (electrocution).
Nicholas Murray Butler
American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947).
Born April 2nd, 1862 in Elizabeth. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1947 at 85 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Harry Jerome
Canadian track and field runner (1940-1982).
Born September 30th, 1940 in Prince Albert.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 42 years old in Vancouver (intracranial aneurysm).
Luis Ricardo Falero
Spanish painter (1851-1896).
Born May 23rd, 1851 in Granada. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1896 at 45 years old in University College Hospital (medical error). [ref]
Doug Scott
British mountaineer (1941-2020).
Born May 29th, 1941 in Nottingham.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cumbria (cerebral lymphoma). [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather