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230 Notable deaths
Walid Daqqa
Palestinian prisoner, novelist and activist (1961-2024).
Born July 18th, 1961 in Baqa al-Gharbiyye.
Died April 7th, 2024 at 62 years old in Shamir Medical Center (cancer). [ref]
Justin Popović
Eastern orthodox theologian (1894–1979).
Born April 6th, 1894 in Vranje.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 85 years old in Valjevo.
Dick Lundy
American animator (1907–1990).
Born August 14th, 1907 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died April 7th, 1990 at 82 years old in San Diego.
Aderounmu Adejumoke
Nigerian actress.
Born March 26th, 1984 in Abeokuta.
Died April 7th, 2024 at 40 years old [ref]
Yelena Mazanik
Partisan and hero of the soviet union who assassinated wilhelm kube (1914–1996).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Paddziahciarnia.
Died April 7th, 1996 at 82 years old in Minsk.
Elisabeth Kopp
Member of the swiss federal council (1936–2023).
Born December 16th, 1936 in Zurich.
Died April 7th, 2023 at 86 years old in Zumikon. [ref]
Averil Cameron
English historian of late antiquity (born 1940).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Leek.
Died April 7th, 2026 at 86 years old [ref]
Josep Maria Subirachs
Catalan sculptor and painter (1927-2014).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Barcelona.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 87 years old in Barcelona (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Stanley Jaki
Hungarian-american priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009).
Born August 17th, 1924 in Győr.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Constance Lloyd
Author, wife of oscar wilde (1859–1898).
Born January 2nd, 1859 in London. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1898 at 39 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Jutta Hipp
Jazz pianist (1925-2003).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Leipzig.
Died April 7th, 2003 at 78 years old in Sunnyside.
Wilhelm von Kaulbach
German painter (1805-1874).
Born October 15th, 1805 in Bad Arolsen.
Died April 7th, 1874 at 68 years old in Munich.
August Zaleski
Polish economist, politician, and diplomat (1883-1972).
Born September 13th, 1883 in Warsaw.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 88 years old in London.
Louis Veuillot
French journalist (1813-1883).
Born October 11th, 1813 in Le Mans.
Died April 7th, 1883 at 69 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nahed Sherif
Egyptian actress (1942–1981).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Alexandria.
Died April 7th, 1981 at 39 years old in Cairo (breast cancer).
Mari Trini
Spanish singer-songwriter.
Born July 12th, 1947 in Caravaca de la Cruz.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Murcia (lung cancer). [ref]
Cliff Allison
British racing driver.
Born February 8th, 1932 in Brough.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 73 years old in Brough.
Édouard Schuré
French philosopher, writer, poet, playwright, music critic, anthroposophist and theosophist (1841–1929).
Born January 21st, 1841 in Strasbourg.
Died April 7th, 1929 at 88 years old in Paris.
Karl von Einem
German general (1853-1934).
Born January 1st, 1853 in Herzberg am Harz. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1934 at 81 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr. [ref]
Karl Binding
German jurist (1841-1920).
Born June 4th, 1841 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1920 at 78 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Spyridon Samaras
Greek composer (1861-1917).
Born November 29th, 1861 in Corfu.
Died April 7th, 1917 at 55 years old in Athens.
Cheng Nan-jung
Taiwanese publisher and activist (1947–1989).
Born September 12th, 1947 in Taipei.
Died April 7th, 1989 at 41 years old in Taipei (self-immolation).
Yvonne Vera
Zimbabwean writer (1964–2005).
Born September 19th, 1964 in Bulawayo.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 40 years old in Toronto (meningitis, death from AIDS-related complications).
Anna Lea Merritt
American painter (1844-1930).
Born September 13th, 1844 in Philadelphia.
Died April 7th, 1930 at 85 years old in Hurstbourne Tarrant.
Edith Baumann
German politician (1909-1973).
Born August 1st, 1909 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1973 at 63 years old in East Berlin.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 230
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi