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February 7th
173 Notable deaths
Walter Lang
American film director (1896-1972).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Memphis.
Died February 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (kidney failure).
Dorando Pietri
Italian distance runner (1885–1942).
Born October 16th, 1885 in Correggio.
Died February 7th, 1942 at 56 years old in Sanremo (myocardial infarction).
J. Hillis Miller
American literary critic, university professor.
Born March 5th, 1928 in Newport News.
Died February 7th, 2021 at 92 years old in Sedgwick. [ref]
Andrew Bertie
Grand master of the knights hospitaller and servant of god.
Born May 15th, 1929 in London.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Jan Olszewski
Polish lawyer and politician (1930-2019).
Born August 20th, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died February 7th, 2019 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Wilfred Cantwell Smith
Canadian academic (1916–2000).
Born July 21st, 1916 in Toronto. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2000 at 83 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Margarita Lozano
Spanish actress (1931-2022).
Born February 14th, 1931 in Tétouan.
Died February 7th, 2022 at 90 years old in Lorca. [ref]
Claudio Villa
Italian singer and actor (1926–1987).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan
Turkish association football player.
Born September 11th, 1994 in Yavuzeli. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2023 at 28 years old in Malatya (2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes). [ref]
Bruce French
American actor (1945–2025).
Born July 4th, 1945 in Reinbeck. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel