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230 Notable deaths
Giovanni Amendola
Italian journalist and politician (1882-1926).
Born April 15th, 1882 in Naples.
Died April 7th, 1926 at 43 years old in Cannes.
Prabir Ghosh
Indian writer & rationalist.
Born March 1st, 1945 in Umedpur.
Died April 7th, 2023 at 78 years old in South Dum Dum.
Georg Herwegh
Poet and politician (1817–1875).
Born May 31st, 1817 in Stuttgart.
Died April 7th, 1875 at 57 years old in Lichtental.
John Shirley-Quirk
English bass-baritone.
Born August 28th, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 81 years old in Bath (disease).
Relja Bašić
Croatian actor and politician (1930–2017).
Born February 14th, 1930 in Zagreb.
Died April 7th, 2017 at 87 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Karl Ritter
German film producer and director (1888-1977).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Würzburg.
Died April 7th, 1977 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires.
Martin P. Nilsson
Scholar of greek, hellenistic and roman religious systems (1874-1967).
Died April 7th, 1967 at 92 years old in Lund.
Ludwik Dorn
Polish politician, sociologist and publicist (1954–2022).
Born June 5th, 1954 in Warsaw.
Died April 7th, 2022 at 67 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Russell Hopton
Actor (1900-1945).
Born February 18th, 1900 in New York City.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 45 years old in North Hollywood.
Dimitar Vlahov
Ottoman, bulgarian, and yugoslav politician (1878–1953).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Kilkis.
Died April 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in Belgrade.
Cyrus Adler
Jewish american historian, scholar, religious leader (1863–1940).
Born September 13th, 1863 in Van Buren.
Died April 7th, 1940 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.
Kōsaku Aruga
Japanese admiral (1897–1945).
Born August 21st, 1897 in Tatsuno.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 47 years old in East China Sea.
Božidar Smiljanić
Croatian actor (1936–2018).
Born September 20th, 1936 in Zagreb.
Died April 7th, 2018 at 81 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Raquel Liberman
Prostitute and active in trafficking in women in argentina (1900-1935).
Born July 10th, 1900 in Berdychiv.
Died April 7th, 1935 at 34 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer).
Frans van der Lugt
Dutch jesuit (1938-2014).
Born April 10th, 1938 in The Hague.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 75 years old in Homs (gunshot wound).
Bruno Apitz
German writer (1900-1979).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Leipzig.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in East Berlin.
Richard Henyekane
Association footballer (1983–2015).
Born September 27th, 1983 in Kimberley.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 31 years old in Bethlehem (traffic collision). [ref]
Paul du Bois-Reymond
German mathematician (1831-1889).
Born December 2nd, 1831 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1889 at 57 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Conny Vandenbos
Dutch singer (1937–2002).
Born January 16th, 1937 in The Hague.
Died April 7th, 2002 at 65 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
Alfred Edward Goodey
Philanthropist and art collector (1878-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1878 in Derby.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 67 years old in Derby.
Johann Hinrich Wichern
German theologian and welfare reformer (1808–1881).
Born April 21st, 1808 in Hamburg.
Died April 7th, 1881 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Albert Guðmundsson
Icelandic association football player and politician (1923-1994).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Reykjavík. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1994 at 70 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Ștefan Dobay
Romanian footballer (1909–1994).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Dumbrăvița.
Died April 7th, 1994 at 84 years old in Târgu Mureș.
Marcel Jouhandeau
French writer (1888–1979).
Born July 26th, 1888 in Guéret.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 90 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (stomach cancer).
Doug Holden
English footballer (born 1930).
Born September 28th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died April 7th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde