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December 7th
239 Notable deaths
Denis Houf
Belgian footballer (1932–2012).
Born February 16th, 1932 in Fléron.
Died December 7th, 2012 at 80 years old in Liège. [ref]
Ethel Bellamy
English astronomical computer and seismologist.
Born November 17th, 1881 in Oxford.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 79 years old in Weymouth.
Ignatius Persico
Catholic cardinal (1823–1895).
Born January 30th, 1823 in Naples.
Died December 7th, 1895 at 72 years old in Rome.
Ljupka Džundeva
Macedonian actress.
Born July 11th, 1934 in Skopje.
Died December 7th, 2018 at 84 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Ludwig Rex
German actor (1875–1943).
Born March 16th, 1875 in Munich.
Died December 7th, 1943 at 68 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Carlos Oviedo Cavada
Catholic cardinal (1927–1998).
Born January 19th, 1927 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Edward Rell Madigan
American politician (1936–1994).
Born January 13th, 1936 in Lincoln.
Died December 7th, 1994 at 58 years old in Springfield (lung cancer).
Ryszard Szymczak
Polish footballer (1944-1996).
Born December 14th, 1944 in Pruszków.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 51 years old in Warsaw.
Fernando Quiroga y Palacios
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 21st, 1900 in Maceda.
Died December 7th, 1971 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Sofie Ribbing
Swedish painter (1835-1894).
Born March 6th, 1835 in Adelöv parish.
Died December 7th, 1894 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Anton Strashimirov
Bulgarian writer (1872–1937).
Born June 15th, 1872 in Varna.
Died December 7th, 1937 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Mirto Davoine
Uruguayan footballer (1933-1999).
Born February 13th, 1933 in Montevideo.
Died December 7th, 1999 at 66 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Edvard Westerlund
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 1st, 1901 in Helsinki.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Shunkichi Hamada
Japanese field hockey player.
Born October 19th, 1910 in Minami-Awaji.
Died December 7th, 2009 at 99 years old in Shibuya. [ref]
Georges Tainturier
French fencer (1890-1943).
Born May 20th, 1890 in Labruyère. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1943 at 53 years old in Cologne (decapitation). [ref]
Virginia Balistrieri
Italian actress (1888-1960).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Trapani.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rome.
Arthur Milchhöfer
German archaeologist (1852–1903).
Born March 21st, 1852 in Kutuzovo.
Died December 7th, 1903 at 51 years old in Kiel.
Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht
West german rower (1943-1970).
Born August 8th, 1943 in Neubrandenburg.
Died December 7th, 1970 at 27 years old
Voitto Hellstén
Athletics competitor (1932–1998).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Pertteli.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 66 years old in Turku.
Giuseppe Francica-Nava de Bontifè
Catholic cardinal (1846-1928).
Born July 23rd, 1846 in Catania.
Died December 7th, 1928 at 82 years old in Catania.
Alfred Wiedemann
German egyptologist (1856–1936).
Born July 18th, 1856 in Berlin.
Died December 7th, 1936 at 80 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Ladislav Šimůnek
Czech footballer (1916-1969).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Czech Republic.
Died December 7th, 1969 at 53 years old
Valentí Marín
Spanish chess player (1872-1936).
Born January 17th, 1872 in Barcelona.
Died December 7th, 1936 at 64 years old in Barcelona.
Anne Vabarna
Estonian folk singer from setomaa (1877–1964).
Born December 21st, 1877 in Võpolsova.
Died December 7th, 1964 at 86 years old in Tonja.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris