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May 7th
239 Notable deaths
Vasiliy Ulrikh
Soviet jurist of baltic german origin (1889–1951).
Died May 7th, 1951 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
José María Heredia y Heredia
Cuban poet.
Born December 31st, 1803 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died May 7th, 1839 at 35 years old in Mexico City, Toluca de Lerdo (tuberculosis).
Ray McKinley
American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader (1910-1995).
Born June 18th, 1910 in Fort Worth.
Died May 7th, 1995 at 84 years old in Largo.
Wilhelm Filchner
German explorer (1877-1957).
Born September 13th, 1877 in Munich.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 79 years old in Zurich.
Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov
Russian politician (1879–1940).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 7th, 1940 at 60 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Frederick Stark Pearson
United states electrical engineer (1861–1915).
Born July 30th, 1861 in Lowell.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 53 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania.
Prince Peter of Montenegro
Prince of montenegro.
Born October 10th, 1889 in Cetinje.
Died May 7th, 1932 at 42 years old in Merano.
Matthias Alexander Castrén
Finnish ethnologist and philologist (1813–1852).
Born December 2nd, 1813 in Tervola.
Died May 7th, 1852 at 38 years old in Helsinki (tuberculosis).
Steve Clemente
Mexican actor (1885–1950).
Born November 22nd, 1885 in Tónichi.
Died May 7th, 1950 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
María Luisa Bemberg
Argentine film director and screenwriter (1922-1995).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 7th, 1995 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer).
Antonio González Pacheco
Spanish police officer and torturer.
Born October 10th, 1946 in Aldea del Cano.
Died May 7th, 2020 at 73 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]
Ion Ghica
Romanian politician (1816–1897).
Born August 12th, 1816 in Bucharest.
Died May 7th, 1897 at 80 years old in Ghergani.
Dmitry Tolstoy
Russian politician (1823-1889).
Born March 13th, 1823 in Moscow.
Died May 7th, 1889 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Wade Boteler
Actor (1888–1943).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in Santa Ana.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 54 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Kim Ki Nam
North korean official (1929–2024).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Kumya County.
Died May 7th, 2024 at 94 years old in Pyongyang (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Aleksei Smirnov
Soviet actor (1920–1979).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Danilov.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Charles King
American film actor (1895-1957).
Born February 21st, 1895 in Hillsboro.
Died May 7th, 1957 at 62 years old in Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Jules Bocandé
Senegalese footballer (1958–2012).
Born November 25th, 1958 in Ziguinchor.
Died May 7th, 2012 at 53 years old in Metz. [ref]
Soňa Červená
Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (1925–2023).
Born September 9th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2023 at 97 years old in Prague. [ref]
Octavian Paler
Romanian writer and journalist (1926–2007).
Died May 7th, 2007 at 80 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ferruccio Mazzola
Italian footballer and manager (1945-2013).
Born February 1st, 1945 in Turin.
Died May 7th, 2013 at 68 years old in Rome.
Xavier Montsalvatge
Spanish composer (1912–2002).
Born March 11th, 1912 in Girona.
Died May 7th, 2002 at 90 years old in Barcelona.
Yury Zakharanka
Belarusian general (1952-1999).
Born January 4th, 1952 in Vasilyevichy.
Died May 7th, 1999 at 47 years old
Jakob Kaiser
German politician (1888-1961).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Hammelburg.
Died May 7th, 1961 at 73 years old in Berlin.
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