December 7th
156 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Paul
German physicist.
Born August 10th, 1913 in Lorenzkirch.
Died December 7th, 1993 at 80 years old in Bonn.
Elga Andersen
German actress and singer.
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Dortmund.
Died December 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Clara Haskil
Romanian-swiss classical pianist (1895-1960).
Born January 7th, 1895 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (fall). [ref]
Peter Carl Goldmark
American inventor.
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 71 years old in Port Chester (traffic collision).
Berkley Bedell
American politician (1921-2019).
Born March 5th, 1921 in Spirit Lake.
Died December 7th, 2019 at 98 years old in Naples (disease).
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer.
Born January 12th, 1916 in Muskogee. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2006 at 90 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Charlie Hall
Actor.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Birmingham.
Died December 7th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Ali Hatami
Iranian film director.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Tehran.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 52 years old in Tehran (pancreatic cancer).
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).
Paul Elvstrøm
Danish yachtsman.
Born February 25th, 1928 in Hellerup. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hellerup. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 156
Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry