May 7th
239 Notable deaths
Albert Becker
Austrian-argentine chess player (1896-1984).
Born September 5th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died May 7th, 1984 at 87 years old in Vicente López.
Chen Yanyan
Chinese actress (1916–1999).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Shanghai.
Died May 7th, 1999 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
José Lázaro Robles
Brazilian football player and manager (1924-1996).
Born February 11th, 1924 in São Paulo.
Died May 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Campinas.
Antón Arieta
Spanish footballer (1946-2022).
Born January 6th, 1946 in Durango.
Died May 7th, 2022 at 76 years old in Durango. [ref]
Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres
Spanish politician and jurist (1924-2016).
Born January 14th, 1924 in Santander.
Died May 7th, 2016 at 92 years old in Madrid (infarction). [ref]
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
Icelandic writer (1940–2010).
Born December 10th, 1940 in Hornstrandir. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2010 at 69 years old in Reykjavík.
Martín Pando
Argentine association football player (1934–2021).
Born December 26th, 1934 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 7th, 2021 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani
Patriarch of antioch (1848–1929).
Born November 21st, 1848 in Mosul.
Died May 7th, 1929 at 80 years old in Cairo.
Jon Edward Ahlquist
American molecular biologist, ornithologist (1944–2020).
Died May 7th, 2020 at 75 years old in Huntsville. [ref]
Pedro Gamarro
Boxer (1955–2019).
Born January 8th, 1955 in Machiques.
Died May 7th, 2019 at 64 years old in Maracaibo. [ref]
Frank Greer
American rower (1879-1943).
Born February 26th, 1879 in East Boston.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 64 years old in Winthrop.
Maks Velo
Albanian architect (1935-2020).
Born August 31st, 1935 in Paris.
Died May 7th, 2020 at 84 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Max Judd
American chess player (1851–1906).
Born December 27th, 1851 in Tenczynek.
Died May 7th, 1906 at 54 years old in St. Louis.
Sven Utterström
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born May 16th, 1901 in Överluleå church parish.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 77 years old in Överluleå church parish.
Masakatsu Miyamoto
Japanese association football player and manager (1938–2002).
Born July 4th, 1938 in Hitachi.
Died May 7th, 2002 at 63 years old in Mito (pneumonia).
Usman Yusupov
Politician (1900-1966).
Born March 1st, 1900 in Margelansky Uyezd.
Died May 7th, 1966 at 66 years old in Yangiyo‘l.
Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape
German general (1813–1895).
Born February 2nd, 1813 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1895 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Harutyun Kalents
Armenian painter (1910-1967).
Born April 9th, 1910 in Gürün.
Died May 7th, 1967 at 57 years old in Yerevan.
Henrik Bródy
Hungarian rabbi (1868–1942).
Born May 21st, 1868 in Uzhhorod.
Died May 7th, 1942 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Rosa Porten
German screenwriter (1884–1972).
Born February 18th, 1884 in Düsseldorf.
Died May 7th, 1972 at 88 years old in Munich.
Marie Sophie Schwartz
Swedish writer (1819-1894).
Born July 4th, 1819 in Borås parish.
Died May 7th, 1894 at 74 years old in Stockholm.
Emil Friedrich Kautzsch
German academic (1841-1910).
Born September 4th, 1841 in Plauen.
Died May 7th, 1910 at 68 years old in Halle (Saale).
Joan Rigol i Roig
Catalan politician.
Born April 4th, 1943 in Torrelles de Llobregat. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2024 at 81 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Michael Wessing
German javelin thrower (1952–2019).
Born August 29th, 1952 in Recklinghausen.
Died May 7th, 2019 at 66 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene