April 7th

165 Notable deaths

Sigmund Ruud

Norwegian ski jumper.

Born December 30th, 1907 in Kongsberg.

Died April 7th, 1994 at 86 years old in Oslo.

Georgy Shonin

Soviet cosmonaut.

Born August 3rd, 1935 in Rovenky.

Died April 7th, 1997 at 61 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (myocardial infarction).

Ignatius Moses I Daoud

Catholic cardinal (1930–2012).

Born September 18th, 1930 in Syria.

Died April 7th, 2012 at 81 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]

Miguel Ángel Estrella

Argentine pianist.

Born July 4th, 1940 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]

Died April 7th, 2022 at 81 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]

Heinz Prüfer

German mathematician (1896–1934).

Born November 10th, 1896 in Wilhelmshaven.

Died April 7th, 1934 at 37 years old in Münster (lung cancer).

Dmitry Gulia

Soviet writer (1874-1960).

Born February 21st, 1874 in Varcha.

Died April 7th, 1960 at 86 years old in Agudsera.

Carlo Monti

Italian track and field athlete (1920-2016).

Born March 24th, 1920 in Milan.

Died April 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Milan. [ref]

Mary Steen

Danish photographer and women's rights activist (1853–1939).

Born October 28th, 1856 in Hvilsager Parish.

Died April 7th, 1939 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.

James Chapin

American ornithologist.

Born July 9th, 1889 in New York City.

Died April 7th, 1964 at 74 years old in New York City.

Viktor Kurentsov

Soviet weightlifter.

Born April 5th, 1941 in Syanno District.

Died April 7th, 2021 at 80 years old in Odintsovo. [ref]

Deaths 121 to 130 of 165

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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris