April 7th
177 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Orlov
Soviet spy.
Born August 19th, 1895 in Babruysk.
Died April 7th, 1973 at 77 years old in Cleveland.
Lazăr Edeleanu
Romanian chemist.
Born September 1st, 1861 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1941 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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]
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.
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel