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May 7th
239 Notable deaths
Hiromichi Yahara
Japanese army colonel (1902–1981).
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Yonago.
Died May 7th, 1981 at 78 years old in Kamakura.
Boris Ryzhy
Russian poet (1974-2001).
Born September 8th, 1974 in Chelyabinsk.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 26 years old in Yekaterinburg (hanging to death).
Judith Evelyn
American actress.
Born March 20th, 1913 in Seneca. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1967 at 54 years old in New York City (cancer).
Sergei Pankejeff
Ukrainian-born russian aristocrat and analysand of sigmund freud (1886–1979).
Born December 24th, 1886 in Kakhovka.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 92 years old in Vienna.
Charles Frohman
American theatrical producer (1856–1915).
Born June 17th, 1860 in Sandusky.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 54 years old in RMS Lusitania, Atlantic Ocean.
Joseph Greenberg
American linguist.
Born May 28th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 95 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
Brazilian hero and politician (1803-1880).
Born August 25th, 1803 in Duque de Caxias.
Died May 7th, 1880 at 76 years old in Valença.
Pamela Green
British actress (1929-2010).
Born March 28th, 1929 in Surrey.
Died May 7th, 2010 at 81 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Nicholas Worth
American actor (1937–2007).
Born September 4th, 1937 in Clayton.
Died May 7th, 2007 at 69 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).
Robert Kanigher
American comic books editor (1915-2002).
Born June 18th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2002 at 86 years old in Fishkill. [ref]
Octavian Goga
Romanian poet and politician (1881–1938).
Born April 1st, 1881 in Rășinari.
Died May 7th, 1938 at 57 years old in Ciucea.
Yuri Averbakh
Russian chess grandmaster and author (1922–2022).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Kaluga. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2022 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Charles Sheeler
American artist (1883-1965).
Born July 16th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 1965 at 81 years old in Dobbs Ferry.
Jack Kehler
American actor (1946–2022).
Born May 22nd, 1946 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2022 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Arnold van Gennep
French ethnographer and folklorist (1873–1957).
Born April 23rd, 1873 in Ludwigsburg.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Épernay.
Gholam Reza Pahlavi
Persian royal (1923–2017).
Born May 15th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died May 7th, 2017 at 93 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (pneumonia). [ref]
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 (1924–2011).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Amherst.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 86 years old in Wallace (kidney disease). [ref]
Lesley Blanch
British writer and historian (1904–2007).
Born June 6th, 1904 in United Kingdom, London.
Died May 7th, 2007 at 102 years old in France, Menton. [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.
Ross Hagen
American actor and screenwriter (1938–2011).
Born May 21st, 1938 in Williams.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 72 years old in Brentwood (cancer). [ref]
Ermanno Olmi
Italian film director (1931–2018).
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
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé