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May 7th
239 Notable deaths
Chil Rajchman
Polish holocaust survivor.
Born June 14th, 1914 in Łódź, Poland.
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.
James Nasmyth
Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor (1808–1890).
Born August 19th, 1808 in Edinburgh.
Died May 7th, 1890 at 81 years old in London.
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]
Mike Spence
British racing driver.
Born December 30th, 1936 in Croydon.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 31 years old in Indianapolis (traffic collision).
Felix Weingartner
Austrian conductor, composer and pianist (1863-1942).
Died May 7th, 1942 at 78 years old in Winterthur.
C. F. W. Walther
Founding president of the lutheran church--missouri synod, lutheran theologian, publisher.
Born October 25th, 1811 in Callenberg.
Died May 7th, 1887 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Ludovic Halévy
French writer (1834–1908).
Born January 1st, 1834 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1908 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Peter Rauhofer
Disc jockey (1965–2013).
Born April 29th, 1965 in Vienna.
Died May 7th, 2013 at 48 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Doveton Sturdee
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1859–1925).
Born June 9th, 1859 in Lewisham.
Died May 7th, 1925 at 65 years old in Camberley.
Colin Pillinger
Professor of planetary science (1943-2014).
Born May 9th, 1943 in Bristol.
Died May 7th, 2014 at 70 years old in Cambridge (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ali Fethi Okyar
2nd prime minister of the republic of turkey (1880–1943).
Born April 29th, 1880 in Prilep.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
British duke (1870-1935).
Born December 30th, 1870 in London.
Died May 7th, 1935 at 64 years old in West Sussex.
Allan McLeod Cormack
American physicist (1924-1998).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Johannesburg.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 74 years old in Winchester (cancer).
Charles De Coster
Belgian novelist (1827–1879).
Born August 20th, 1827 in Munich.
Died May 7th, 1879 at 51 years old in Brussels, Ixelles.
Yegor Ligachev
Soviet politician (1920–2021).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Novosibirsk Oblast. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2021 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Aisha Jummai
Nigerian politician, public servant, lawyer (1959–2021).
Born September 16th, 1959 in Jalingo.
Died May 7th, 2021 at 61 years old
Dimitar Blagoev
Bulgarian politician (1856–1924).
Born June 14th, 1856 in Vasileiada.
Died May 7th, 1924 at 67 years old in Sofia.
Edward Sedgwick
American film director, screenwriter (1889–1953).
Born November 7th, 1892 in Galveston.
Died May 7th, 1953 at 60 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Cleopa Msuya
Prime minister of tanzania (1980–1983, 1994-1995).
Born January 4th, 1931 in Kilimanjaro Region.
Died May 7th, 2025 at 94 years old in Dar es Salaam. [ref]
Aharon Yariv
Israeli politician.
Born December 20th, 1920 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1994 at 73 years old in Kfar Saba.
Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale
French political figure (1822-1897).
Born January 16th, 1822 in Paris.
Died May 7th, 1897 at 75 years old in Lo Zucco.
Margaret Cole
English socialist politician (1893-1980).
Born May 6th, 1893 in Cambridge.
Died May 7th, 1980 at 87 years old in Goring-on-Thames.
Michael Joseph Bransfield
American roman-catholic priest, bishop.
Born September 8th, 1943 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 2026 at 82 years old [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius