December 7th
239 Notable deaths
Georges Grignard
Racecar driver.
Born July 25th, 1905 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 72 years old in Le Port-Marly.
Frans Weisz
Dutch film director (1938-2025).
Born July 23rd, 1938 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2025 at 87 years old in Amsterdam (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Inoue Tetsujirō
Japanese philosopher (1856–1944).
Born December 25th, 1856 in Dazaifu.
Died December 7th, 1944 at 87 years old in Koishikawa-ku. [ref]
Paul Kummer
German botanist (1834-1912).
Born August 22nd, 1834 in Zerbst.
Died December 7th, 1912 at 78 years old in Hann. Münden.
Bertus de Harder
Dutch footballer and manager (1920-1982).
Born January 14th, 1920 in The Hague.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 62 years old in Jeumont.
Louis Cheikho
Jesuit scholar (1859–1927).
Born February 5th, 1859 in Mardin. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1927 at 68 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Victor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832).
Born August 8th, 1801 in Paris.
Died December 7th, 1832 at 31 years old in Mumbai (cholera).
Nadezhda Ilyina
Soviet sprinter (1949–2013).
Born January 24th, 1949 in Zelenokumsk.
Died December 7th, 2013 at 64 years old in Moscow Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Auguste Ottin
French sculptor (1811-1890).
Born November 11th, 1811 in Paris.
Died December 7th, 1890 at 79 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Nicolas Born
German writer (1937–1979).
Born December 31st, 1937 in Duisburg.
Died December 7th, 1979 at 41 years old in Dannenberg-Breese in der Marsch (cancer).
Kim Hyung-chil
South korean equestrian (1959-2006).
Born July 1st, 1959 in Gwangju.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 47 years old in Doha (horse fall). [ref]
Emiko Miyamoto
Japanese volleyball player (1937–2023).
Born May 10th, 1937 in Wakayama.
Died December 7th, 2023 at 86 years old in Takahagi.
Masashi Watanabe
Japanese association football player and manager (1936–1995).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Hiroshima.
Died December 7th, 1995 at 59 years old in Chiba.
José Sebastião de Almeida Neto
Catholic cardinal (1841−1920).
Born February 8th, 1841 in Lagos. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1920 at 79 years old in A Ramallosa.
Aleksandr Gordon
Soviet and russian film director, actor and screenwriter (1931-2020).
Born December 26th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Con Walsh
Canadian hammer thrower (1885-1961).
Born April 24th, 1885 in County Cork.
Died December 7th, 1961 at 76 years old in Seattle.
Vera Baranovskaya
Actress (1885-1935).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 7th, 1935 at 50 years old in Paris.
Joseph Beal Steere
American ornithologist (1842-1940).
Born February 9th, 1842 in Rollin Township.
Died December 7th, 1940 at 98 years old in Ypsilanti.
Lidia Menapace
Italian politician (1924-2020).
Born April 3rd, 1924 in Novara.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 96 years old in Bolzano (COVID-19). [ref]
Mildred Adams Fenton
American paleontologist (1899-1995).
Born November 14th, 1899.
Died December 7th, 1995 at 96 years old
Carl Schuchhardt
German archaeologist (1859–1943).
Born August 6th, 1859 in Hanover.
Died December 7th, 1943 at 84 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Élisabeth d'Ayen
French tennis player (1898–1969).
Born October 27th, 1898 in Maintenon.
Died December 7th, 1969 at 71 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Eero Kolehmainen
Finnish cross-country skier (1918-2013).
Born March 24th, 1918 in Anttola.
Died December 7th, 2013 at 95 years old in Mikkeli. [ref]
Yevgeni Aleinikov
Russian sport shooter (1967–2024).
Born May 29th, 1967 in Vladikavkaz.
Died December 7th, 2024 at 57 years old [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 239
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin