December 7th
159 Notable deaths
Félix Candela
Mexican architect (1910-1997).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1997 at 87 years old in Durham. [ref]
Liu Bocheng
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1892-1986).
Born December 4th, 1892 in Kaizhou District.
Died December 7th, 1986 at 94 years old in Beijing.
George Kistiakowsky
Ukrainian-american physical chemistry professor.
Born December 1st, 1900 in Tarasivka. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1982 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
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]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks