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May 7th
178 Notable deaths
Peter Rauhofer
Disc jockey.
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.
Born June 7th, 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).
Fethi Okyar
Turkish politician (1880-1943).
Born April 29th, 1880 in Prilep.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul, Ankara.
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).
Yegor Ligachev
Soviet politician (1920–2021).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Kainskiy Uyezd.
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.
Born June 14th, 1856 in Vasileiada. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1924 at 67 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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).
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