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February 7th
156 Notable deaths
Svend Asmussen
Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017).
Born February 28th, 1916 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dronningmølle.
Keen Johnson
45th governor of kentucky (1896-1970).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Lyon County.
Died February 7th, 1970 at 74 years old in Richmond.
Sophocles Venizelos
Prime minister of greece - second son of eleftherios venizelos.
Born November 3rd, 1894 in Chania.
Died February 7th, 1964 at 69 years old in Aegean Sea (pulmonary edema).
Arline Judge
American actress (1912–1974).
Born February 21st, 1912 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1974 at 61 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giuseppe Rotunno
Italian cinematographer (1923-2021).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Rome. [ref]
Herbert Ponting
English photographer and explorer.
Born March 21st, 1870 in Salisbury.
Died February 7th, 1935 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Adriaan van Wijngaarden
Dutch computer scientist.
Born November 2nd, 1916 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1987 at 70 years old in Amstelveen. [ref]
Roger Willemsen
German author (1955-2016).
Born August 15th, 1955 in Bonn.
Died February 7th, 2016 at 60 years old in Wentorf bei Hamburg (pancreatic cancer).
Max Wilhelm Carl Weber
German-dutch zoologist (1852-1937).
Born December 5th, 1852 in Bonn. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1937 at 84 years old in Eerbeek. [ref]
William Tenn
British-american science fiction author (1920-2010).
Born May 9th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2010 at 89 years old in Mt. Lebanon. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 156
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia