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May 7th
178 Notable deaths
Joan Rigol i Roig
Catalan politician.
Born April 4th, 1943 in Torrelles de Llobregat. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2024 at 81 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Michael Wessing
German javelin thrower.
Born August 29th, 1952 in Recklinghausen.
Died May 7th, 2019 at 66 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Teuvo Pakkala
Finnish author and playwright (1862–1925).
Born April 9th, 1862 in Oulu. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1925 at 63 years old in Kuopio.
Daisy Lúcidi
Brazilian actress.
Born August 10th, 1929 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 7th, 2020 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Catholic cardinal (1889–1959).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tunja.
Died May 7th, 1959 at 70 years old in Bogotá (pulmonary hemorrhage).
Josef Velenovský
Czech botanist, mycologist, pteridologist, and bryologist (1858-1949).
Born April 22nd, 1858 in Čekanice (Blatná). [ref]
Died May 7th, 1949 at 91 years old in Mnichovice. [ref]
Adam Bahdaj
Writer (1918-1985).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Zakopane.
Died May 7th, 1985 at 67 years old in Warsaw.
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