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230 Notable deaths
Saburō Kurusu
Japanese diplomat (1886–1954).
Born March 6th, 1886 in Yokohama.
Died April 7th, 1954 at 68 years old in Japan.
Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
Prince of bulgaria (1962-2015).
Born December 2nd, 1962 in Madrid.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 52 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria
Austrian admiral and noble (1860-1933).
Born September 5th, 1860 in Židlochovice.
Died April 7th, 1933 at 72 years old in Żywiec.
Peter Grünberg
German physicist, and nobel prize in physics laureate (1939-2018).
Born May 18th, 1939 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Jülich. [ref]
Johnny Hart
American cartoonist (1931–2007).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Endicott.
Died April 7th, 2007 at 76 years old in New York (stroke). [ref]
Betty Blythe
ِamerican actress (1893–1972).
Born September 1st, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
Austro-hungarian admiral (1827-1871).
Born December 23rd, 1827 in Maribor.
Died April 7th, 1871 at 43 years old in Vienna, Graz (pneumonia).
Véra Nabokov
Editor, translator (1902–1991).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 7th, 1991 at 89 years old in Vevey.
Helmuth Groscurth
German officer (1898-1943).
Born December 16th, 1898 in Lüdenscheid.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 44 years old in Frolovo.
Josina Machel
Mozambican politician and activist.
Born August 10th, 1945 in Vilankulo.
Died April 7th, 1971 at 25 years old in Dar es Salaam (liver cancer).
Siegfried Buback
Former attorney general of germany (1920-1977).
Born January 3rd, 1920 in Wilsdruff.
Died April 7th, 1977 at 57 years old in Karlsruhe (gunshot wound).
Elizabeth Bibesco
British writer, and romanian princess (1897–1945).
Born February 26th, 1897 in London.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 48 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia).
David Greene
British director, actor (1921–2003).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Manchester.
Died April 7th, 2003 at 82 years old in Ojai (pancreatic cancer).
Alexander Orlov
Soviet spy (1895–1973).
Born August 19th, 1895 in Babruysk.
Died April 7th, 1973 at 77 years old in Cleveland.
Lazăr Edeleanu
Romanian chemist (1861–1941).
Born September 1st, 1861 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1941 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Rudolf Schmidt
German general.
Born May 12th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1957 at 70 years old in Krefeld.
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987).
Born May 13th, 1911 in Homestead.
Died April 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in New York City.
Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte
Prince of france (1815-1881).
Born October 11th, 1815 in Rome.
Died April 7th, 1881 at 65 years old in Versailles.
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
American politician (1859-1930).
Born December 7th, 1859 in Valle de Ignacio Allende.
Died April 7th, 1930 at 70 years old in Albuquerque.
V. K. Murthy
Indian cinematographer (1923–2014).
Born November 26th, 1923 in Mysore.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 90 years old in Bengaluru (disease).
Harald Ertl
Racecar driver (1948–1982).
Born August 31st, 1948 in Zell am See.
Died April 7th, 1982 at 33 years old in Giessen (aircraft crash).
Jovan Dučić
Bosnian serb writer and diplomat.
Born February 17th, 1871 in Trebinje.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 72 years old in Gary.
Arleen Whelan
American actress (1914–1993).
Born September 1st, 1914 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 7th, 1993 at 78 years old in Orange County (stroke).
Moacir Barbosa
Brazilian footballer (1921–2000).
Born March 17th, 1921 in Campinas.
Died April 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Praia Grande (myocardial infarction).
George Nissen
American inventor of the modern trampoline (1914–2010).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Blairstown.
Died April 7th, 2010 at 96 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney