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May 7th
178 Notable deaths
Haldun Taner
Turkish playwright (1915-1986).
Born March 16th, 1915 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1986 at 71 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Nikolai Essen
Russian admiral (1860–1915).
Born December 11th, 1860 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 54 years old in Tallinn (pneumonia).
Eduard Glaser
Austrian archaeologist.
Born March 15th, 1855 in Podbořanský Rohozec.
Died May 7th, 1908 at 53 years old in Munich.
Sheldon Lewis
American actor.
Born April 20th, 1869 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 1958 at 89 years old in San Gabriel.
Tony Marsh
British racing driver (1931-2009).
Born July 20th, 1931 in Stourbridge.
Died May 7th, 2009 at 77 years old in Petersfield. [ref]
Ferdinand Boberg
Swedish architect.
Born April 11th, 1860 in Falu Kristine church parish. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1946 at 86 years old in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Zenón Noriega
President of peru (1900-1957).
Born July 12th, 1900 in Jesús District.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 56 years old in Lima.
Ann Bishop
British biologist.
Born December 19th, 1899 in Manchester.
Died May 7th, 1990 at 90 years old in Cambridge (pneumonia).
Otilino Tenorio
Ecuadorian footballer (1980-2005).
Born February 1st, 1980 in Guayaquil.
Died May 7th, 2005 at 25 years old in Ecuador (traffic collision).
Juan Bautista Pérez
President of venezuela (1900-1923).
Born December 20th, 1869 in Caracas.
Died May 7th, 1952 at 82 years old in Caracas.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 178
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson