May 7th

157 Notable deaths

Mary Philbin

American film actress of the silent film era.

Born July 16th, 1903 in Chicago.

Died May 7th, 1993 at 89 years old in Huntington Beach (pneumonia). [ref]

Hiromichi Yahara

Japanese army colonel.

Born October 2nd, 1902 in Yonago.

Died May 7th, 1981 at 78 years old in Kamakura.

Wally Hickel

Governor of alaska, united states secretary of the interior (1919-2010).

Born August 18th, 1919 in Ellinwood.

Died May 7th, 2010 at 90 years old in Anchorage. [ref]

Sergei Pankejeff

Ukrainian-born russian aristocrat and analysand of sigmund freud.

Born December 24th, 1886 in Kakhovka.

Died May 7th, 1979 at 92 years old in Vienna.

Charles Frohman

American theatrical producer.

Born July 15th, 1856 in Sandusky.

Died May 7th, 1915 at 58 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania.

Stanisław Jerzy Lec

Polish writer (1909-1966).

Born March 6th, 1909 in Lviv. [ref]

Died May 7th, 1966 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Grace Bumbry

American opera singer.

Born January 4th, 1937 in St. Louis.

Died May 7th, 2023 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Yuri Averbakh

Russian chess player and author (1922-2022).

Born February 8th, 1922 in Kaluga. [ref]

Died May 7th, 2022 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Boris Ryzhy

Russian poet (1974-2001).

Born September 8th, 1974 in Chelyabinsk.

Died May 7th, 2001 at 26 years old in Yekaterinburg (hanging).

Judith Evelyn

American actress.

Born March 20th, 1913 in Seneca. [ref]

Died May 7th, 1967 at 54 years old in New York City (cancer).

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