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May 7th
178 Notable deaths
Margaretha Krook
Swedish actress (1925–2001).
Born October 15th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 75 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea
Romanian academic, writer and politician (1855-1920).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1920 at 64 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Carlos Mota Pinto
Portuguese politician (1936-1985).
Born July 25th, 1936 in Pombal.
Died May 7th, 1985 at 48 years old in Coimbra (myocardial infarction).
Herma Szabo
Austrian figure skater.
Born February 22nd, 1902 in Vienna.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 84 years old in Admont.
Edvard Ehlers
Danish dermatologist (1863-1937).
Born March 26th, 1863 in Copenhagen.
Died May 7th, 1937 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.
George Topîrceanu
Romanian writer.
Born March 20th, 1886 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1937 at 51 years old in Iași (liver cancer).
Adam Svoboda
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1978–2019).
Born January 26th, 1978 in Brno. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2019 at 41 years old in Srch (hanging to death). [ref]
Vera Popova
Russian chemist (1867–1896).
Born September 29th, 1867 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 7th, 1896 at 28 years old in Izhevsk.
Charlie Colombo
American soccer player (1920-1986).
Born July 20th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 65 years old in St. Louis.
Joop van Daele
Dutch footballer and manager.
Born August 14th, 1947 in Rotterdam.
Died May 7th, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]
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