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April 7th
177 Notable deaths
Herbert Backe
German general (1896-1947).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Batumi. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1947 at 50 years old in Nuremberg (hanging).
Kit Lambert
British record producer, record label owner, and the manager of the who.
Born May 11th, 1935 in Knightsbridge.
Died April 7th, 1981 at 45 years old in London (fall).
Ernest Holmes
American new thought writer (1887–1960).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Lincoln.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
William Finn
American composer.
Born February 28th, 1952 in Boston.
Died April 7th, 2025 at 73 years old in Bennington. [ref]
Leonid Kantorovich
Russian mathematician (1912-1986).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1986 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Maxwell Maltz
American plastic surgeon, self-help author (1899 - 1975).
Born March 10th, 1889 in Manhattan.
Died April 7th, 1975 at 86 years old
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Iranian politician (1919-1979).
Born February 18th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 60 years old in Tehran (execution by shooting).
Abeid Karume
Tanzanian politician (1905-1972).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Mwera, Nyasaland.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 66 years old in Zanzibar City (assassination).
Walt Hansgen
Racecar driver (1919-1966).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Westfield.
Died April 7th, 1966 at 46 years old in Orléans.
Golo Mann
Historian (1909-1994).
Born March 27th, 1909 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1994 at 85 years old in Leverkusen. [ref]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling