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May 7th
185 Notable deaths
Chaim Bar-Lev
Israeli military officer and politician (1924-1994).
Born November 16th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1994 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
Willard Boyle
Canadian physicist and inventor.
Born August 19th, 1924 in Amherst.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 86 years old in Wallace (kidney disease). [ref]
James Armand de Rothschild
French-born british politician and philanthropist (1878-1957).
Born December 1st, 1878 in Paris.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 78 years old in London.
Ermanno Olmi
Italian film director.
Born July 24th, 1931 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2018 at 86 years old in Asiago (disease).
Du Yuming
Chinese lieutenant general (1904–1981).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Mizhi County.
Died May 7th, 1981 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Basanti Devi
Indian freedom activist (1880-1974).
Born March 23rd, 1880 in Assam.
Died May 7th, 1974 at 94 years old
Chil Rajchman
Polish holocaust survivor.
Born June 14th, 1914 in Łódź. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2004 at 89 years old in Montevideo.
Gaston Defferre
French politician (1910–1986).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Marsillargues.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 75 years old in Marseille.
Tony Genaro
American actor.
Born October 15th, 1942 in Gallup.
Died May 7th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Hugh Thomas
British historian (1931-2017).
Born October 21st, 1931 in Windsor.
Died May 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
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