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April 7th
158 Notable deaths
Rudolf Schmidt
German general (1886-1957).
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 New York City.
Died April 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Harald Ertl
Racecar driver.
Born August 31st, 1948 in Zell am See.
Died April 7th, 1982 at 33 years old in Giessen (aircraft crash).
Elizabeth Bibesco
British actress, writer, and romanian princess.
Born February 26th, 1897 in London.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 48 years old in Bucharest (pneumonia). [ref]
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 (ballistic trauma).
Jovan Dučić
Bosnian serb writer and diplomat.
Born February 17th, 1871 in Trebinje. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1943 at 72 years old in Gary. [ref]
David Greene
Director, actor (1921-2003).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Manchester. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2003 at 82 years old in Ojai (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
V. K. Murthy
Indian cinematographer.
Born November 26th, 1923 in Mysore.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 90 years old in Bengaluru (disease).
Arleen Whelan
Actress (1914-1993).
Born September 1st, 1914 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 7th, 1993 at 78 years old in Orange County (stroke).
Lazăr Edeleanu
Romanian chemist.
Born September 1st, 1861 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1941 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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