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February 7th
243 Notable deaths
Auguste Joseph Alphonse Gratry
French priest and scholar (1805-1872).
Born March 30th, 1805 in Lille.
Died February 7th, 1872 at 66 years old in Montreux (laryngeal cancer).
Sotsha Dlamini
Prime minister of eswatini(1940-2017).
Born May 27th, 1940 in Mankayane.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 76 years old in Mankayane.
Werner Fuetterer
Actor (1907–1991).
Born January 10th, 1907 in Barth.
Died February 7th, 1991 at 84 years old in Benidorm.
Edward Flynn
American boxer.
Born October 25th, 1909 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1976 at 66 years old in Tampa. [ref]
William Francis Hillebrand
United states chemist, u.s. geological survey (1853–1925).
Born December 12th, 1853 in Honolulu.
Died February 7th, 1925 at 71 years old in United States.
Hugo Bagnulo
Uruguayan footballer (1915-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1915 in Montevideo.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 92 years old in Montevideo.
Poul Heegaard
Danish mathematician (1871-1948).
Born November 2nd, 1871 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1948 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Hong Ling
Chinese biologist.
Born November 27th, 1966 in Wuhan. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2020 at 53 years old in Wuhan Union Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Otto Lenel
German jewish jurist and legl historian (1849-1935).
Born December 13th, 1849 in Mannheim.
Died February 7th, 1935 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Mildred Wiley
American high jumper (1901-2000).
Born December 3rd, 1901 in Taunton.
Died February 7th, 2000 at 98 years old in Falmouth. [ref]
Oleksandr Radchenko
Ukrainian footballer (1976–2023).
Born July 19th, 1976 in Mariupol.
Died February 7th, 2023 at 46 years old [ref]
Francis G. Pease
American astronomer (1881–1938).
Born January 14th, 1881 in Cambridge.
Died February 7th, 1938 at 57 years old
Robert Reinick
German artist (1805-1852).
Born February 22nd, 1805 in Gdańsk.
Died February 7th, 1852 at 46 years old in Dresden.
Emy Roeder
German sculptor (1890–1971).
Born January 30th, 1890 in Würzburg.
Died February 7th, 1971 at 81 years old in Mainz.
Sylvia Ruuska
American swimmer (1942–2019).
Born July 4th, 1942 in Berkeley.
Died February 7th, 2019 at 76 years old [ref]
Józef Szujski
Polish politician (1835-1883).
Born June 16th, 1835 in Tarnów. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1883 at 47 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Judith Kanakuze
Rwandan politician and feminist.
Born September 19th, 1959 in Rusizi District.
Died February 7th, 2010 at 50 years old
Betty Pettersson
Swedish teacher (1838-1885).
Born September 14th, 1838 in Visby parish. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1885 at 46 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (tuberculosis). [ref]
Francisco Antonino Vidal
President of uruguay (1825-1889).
Born May 14th, 1825 in Maldonado Department, San Carlos. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1889 at 63 years old in Montevideo.
Carl Engler
German chemist (1842-1925).
Born January 5th, 1842 in Weisweil.
Died February 7th, 1925 at 83 years old in Karlsruhe.
Alfonso Calzolari
Italien racing cyclist (1887-1983).
Born April 30th, 1887 in Vergato.
Died February 7th, 1983 at 95 years old in Ceriale.
Luis Giannattasio
President of uruguay (1894-1965).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died February 7th, 1965 at 70 years old in Punta del Este.
Luis Alberto Luna Tobar
Ecuadorian catholic archbishop (1923–2017).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Quito.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 93 years old in Conocoto. [ref]
John Daley
American boxer (1909–1963).
Born August 16th, 1909 in Newton. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1963 at 53 years old in El Paso.
Rocky Lockridge
American boxer (1959–2019).
Born January 10th, 1959 in Tacoma. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2019 at 60 years old in Gloucester City (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson