February 7th
243 Notable deaths
Albert Finney
British actor (1936–2019).
Born May 9th, 1936 in Salford. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2019 at 82 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (infection). [ref]
Big Pun
American rapper (1971–2000).
Born November 9th, 1971 in The Bronx.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 28 years old in White Plains (respiratory failure, myocardial infarction).
Hussein I of Jordan
King of jordan from 1952 to 1999.
Born November 14th, 1935 in Amman.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 63 years old in Amman (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
Orson Bean
American actor (1928–2020).
Born July 22nd, 1928 in Burlington.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 91 years old in Venice (blunt trauma). [ref]
John Dingell, Jr.
American politician (1926-2019).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Colorado Springs.
Died February 7th, 2019 at 92 years old in Dearborn (prostate cancer). [ref]
Adolphe Sax
Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894).
Born November 6th, 1814 in Dinant.
Died February 7th, 1894 at 79 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Richard Hatch
American actor (1945–2017).
Born May 21st, 1945 in Santa Monica.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Maria Altmann
Filed successful lawsuit against government of austria for return of family artwork plundered by the nazis (1916–2011).
Born February 18th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died February 7th, 2011 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Viola Desmond
Canadian activist (1914-1965).
Born July 6th, 1914 in Halifax. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1965 at 50 years old in New York City. [ref]
Dean Smith
American basketball coach (1931–2015).
Born February 28th, 1931 in Emporia.
Died February 7th, 2015 at 83 years old in Chapel Hill.
Nick Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1931-1968).
Born July 10th, 1931 in Nanticoke.
Died February 7th, 1968 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (drug overdose).
Li Wenliang
Chinese ophthalmologist known for warning about the coronavirus in december 2019 (1986-2020).
Born October 12th, 1985 in Beizhen City. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2020 at 34 years old in Wuhan (COVID-19). [ref]
Frank Robinson
American baseball player, manager (1935–2019).
Born August 31st, 1935 in Beaumont.
Died February 7th, 2019 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]
Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999).
Born October 18th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Matt Monro
English singer (1930/1932–1985).
Born December 1st, 1932 in London.
Died February 7th, 1985 at 52 years old in London (liver cancer).
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
American aviator and writer (1906–2001).
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Englewood.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 94 years old in Barnet (pneumonia, stroke).
John Perry Barlow
American poet and essayist (1947–2018).
Born October 3rd, 1947 in Sublette County.
Died February 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dieter Dengler
Vietnam war prisoner of war (1938-2001).
Born May 22nd, 1938 in Wildberg.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 62 years old in Mill Valley (gunshot wound).
Dale Evans
American actress, singer and writer (1912–2001).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Uvalde.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 88 years old in Apple Valley (heart failure).
Lee Hoi-chuen
Father of bruce lee (1901–1965).
Born February 4th, 1901 in Jun'an Town.
Died February 7th, 1965 at 64 years old in British Hong Kong (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the white movement (1874-1920).
Born November 16th, 1874 in Alexandrovskoye.
Died February 7th, 1920 at 45 years old in Irkutsk (gunshot wound).
Hans Rosling
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker.
Born July 27th, 1948 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Uppsala (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Minoru Yamasaki
American architect (1912–1986).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Seattle.
Died February 7th, 1986 at 73 years old in Bloomfield Hills (stomach cancer). [ref]
Brad Arnold
American singer (1978–2026).
Born September 27th, 1978 in Escatawpa.
Died February 7th, 2026 at 47 years old in Anderson Regional Medical Center (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Mickey Jones
American rock drummer and film actor (1941–2018).
Born June 10th, 1941 in Houston.
Died February 7th, 2018 at 76 years old in Houston.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson