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May 7th
239 Notable deaths
H. H. Holmes
American con artist and serial killer (1861–1896).
Born May 16th, 1861 in Gilmanton.
Died May 7th, 1896 at 34 years old in Moyamensing Prison (hanging to death).
Tawny Kitaen
American actress (1961–2021).
Born August 5th, 1961 in San Diego.
Died May 7th, 2021 at 59 years old in Newport Beach (dilated cardiomyopathy).
Steve Albini
American record engineer and musician (1962–2024).
Born July 22nd, 1962 in Pasadena.
Died May 7th, 2024 at 61 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alluri Sita Rama Raju
Indian tribal leader and revolutionary (1897–1924).
Born July 4th, 1897 in Pandrangi, Visakhapatnam district, Madras Presidency.
Died May 7th, 1924 at 26 years old in Visakhapatnam district, Koyyuru, Madras Presidency.
Seve Ballesteros
Spanish professional golfer (1957–2011).
Born April 9th, 1957 in Pedreña. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2011 at 54 years old in Pedreña (brain cancer). [ref]
Joe Don Baker
American actor (1936–2025).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Groesbeck.
Died May 7th, 2025 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Eddie Rabbitt
American country singer (1941–1998).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 56 years old in Nashville (lung cancer).
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
American actor and united states naval officer (1909–2000).
Born December 9th, 1909 in New York City.
Died May 7th, 2000 at 90 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Mickey Gilley
American country music singer and musician.
Born March 9th, 1936 in Branson.
Died May 7th, 2022 at 86 years old in Branson.
Salmon P. Chase
American politician and lawyer (1808–1873).
Born January 13th, 1808 in Cornish.
Died May 7th, 1873 at 65 years old in New York City (stroke).
Ray Harryhausen
American animator (1920–2013).
Born June 19th, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died May 7th, 2013 at 92 years old in White City. [ref]
Isabella Blow
Magazine editor, stylist, actress, model (1958–2007).
Born November 19th, 1958 in The London Clinic.
Died May 7th, 2007 at 48 years old in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (intoxication). [ref]
Nick Berg
American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in iraq.
Born April 2nd, 1978 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 2004 at 26 years old in Iraq (decapitation).
Lurleen Wallace
American politician (1926–1968).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Tuscaloosa.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 41 years old in Houston (uterine cancer).
Diego Corrales
American professional boxer (1977–2007).
Born August 25th, 1977 in Sacramento, Columbia.
Died May 7th, 2007 at 29 years old in Las Vegas (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Machiko Soga
Japanese actress and voice actress (1938-2006).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Hachiōji-shi.
Died May 7th, 2006 at 68 years old in Kunitachi (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gunter Sachs
German-swiss industrial heir, socialite, art collector (1932-2011).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Schonungen, Switzerland.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 78 years old in Gstaad (gunshot wound). [ref]
Kang Soo-youn
South korean actress (1966-2022).
Born August 18th, 1966 in Seoul. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2022 at 55 years old in Gangnam Severance Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Theodore von Kármán
Hungarian-american mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963).
Born May 11th, 1881 in Budapest.
Died May 7th, 1963 at 81 years old in Aachen.
George Lansbury
British politician and reformer (1859–1940).
Born February 21st, 1859 in Halesworth.
Died May 7th, 1940 at 81 years old in Golders Green (stomach cancer).
Elbert Green Hubbard
American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.
Born June 19th, 1856 in Bloomington.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 58 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania (drowning). [ref]
Jean Vanier
Canadian humanitarian, catholic philosopher, and theologian (1928–2019).
Born September 10th, 1928 in Geneva. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2019 at 90 years old in Paris (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Herbert Macaulay
Nigerian politician (1864-1946).
Born November 14th, 1864 in Lagos.
Died May 7th, 1946 at 81 years old in Lagos.
Colin Blakely
Northern irish actor (1930–1987).
Born September 23rd, 1930 in Bangor.
Died May 7th, 1987 at 56 years old in London (leukemia).
James George Frazer
Scottish social anthropologist (1854–1941).
Born January 1st, 1854 in Glasgow.
Died May 7th, 1941 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
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