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February 7th
243 Notable deaths
Billy Casper
American golfer (1931–2015).
Born June 24th, 1931 in San Diego. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2015 at 83 years old in Springville (pneumonia).
Iwasaki Yatarō
Japanese industrialist; founder of mitsubishi (1835–1885).
Born January 9th, 1835 in Inokuchi.
Died February 7th, 1885 at 50 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Indian revolutionary.
Born April 3rd, 1893 in British Raj, Varanasi.
Died February 7th, 1942 at 48 years old in Gorakhpur.
Nance O'Neil
Actress (1874-1965).
Born October 8th, 1874 in Oakland.
Died February 7th, 1965 at 90 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home.
John Patterson
American television and film director (1940-2005).
Born May 4th, 1940 in Buffalo.
Died February 7th, 2005 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Lin Carter
American fantasy writer, editor, critic (1930–1988).
Born June 9th, 1930 in St. Petersburg.
Died February 7th, 1988 at 57 years old in Montclair (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Guadalupe Marín
Mexican model and novelist (1895-1983).
Born October 16th, 1895 in Jalisco.
Died February 7th, 1983 at 87 years old in Mexico City.
Robert Ezra Park
American sociologist (1864–1944).
Born February 14th, 1864 in Harveyville.
Died February 7th, 1944 at 79 years old in Nashville.
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Liberian politician (1832-1912).
Born August 3rd, 1832 in Saint Thomas. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1912 at 79 years old in Freetown, Sierra Leone. [ref]
Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
Brazilian princess (1847-1871).
Born July 13th, 1847 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 7th, 1871 at 23 years old in Vienna (typhoid fever).
King Moody
American actor (1929-2001).
Born December 6th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tarzana.
Alan Perlis
American computer scientist (1922–1990).
Born April 1st, 1922 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 7th, 1990 at 67 years old in Yale – New Haven Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Hermann Esser
Founding member of the nazi party (1900-1981).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Röhrmoos. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1981 at 80 years old in Dietramszell. [ref]
William Hayden English
American politician (1822–1896).
Born August 27th, 1822 in Lexington.
Died February 7th, 1896 at 73 years old in Indianapolis.
Gilbert Simondon
20th century french philosopher (1924–1989).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1989 at 64 years old in Palaiseau. [ref]
Betty MacDonald
American writer (1907–1958).
Born March 26th, 1908 in Boulder.
Died February 7th, 1958 at 49 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Guitar Slim
American blues guitarist and singer (1926–1959).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Greenwood. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1959 at 32 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Philip G. Epstein
American screenwriter (1909-1952).
Born August 22nd, 1909 in New York City.
Died February 7th, 1952 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Galileo Ferraris
Italian engineer and physicist (1847-1897).
Born October 30th, 1847 in Italy, Livorno Ferraris.
Died February 7th, 1897 at 49 years old in Turin.
James Leslie Mitchell
Scottish writer (1901-1935).
Born February 13th, 1901 in Aberdeenshire.
Died February 7th, 1935 at 33 years old in Welwyn Garden City (peritonitis).
Edmund J. Davis
Governor of texas from 1870 to 1874.
Born October 2nd, 1827 in St. Augustine.
Died February 7th, 1883 at 55 years old in Austin.
Marthe Robin
French roman catholic mystic (1902-1981).
Born March 13th, 1902 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1981 at 78 years old in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. [ref]
André Kolingba
Central african politician.
Born August 12th, 1936 in Bangui.
Died February 7th, 2010 at 73 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (prostate cancer). [ref]
Charles Seeger
American musicologist (1886–1979).
Born December 14th, 1886 in Mexico City.
Died February 7th, 1979 at 92 years old in Bridgewater.
Nexhmije Pagarusha
Albanian singer and actress (1933-2020).
Born May 7th, 1933 in Pagarushë.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 86 years old in Pristina.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 243
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi