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May 7th

178 Notable deaths

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.

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.

Vasiliy Ulrikh

Soviet jurist (1889-1951).

Born July 13th, 1889 in Riga.

Died May 7th, 1951 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Wilhelm Filchner

German explorer (1877-1957).

Born September 13th, 1877 in Munich.

Died May 7th, 1957 at 79 years old in Zurich.

Wu Wenjun

Chinese mathematician.

Born May 12th, 1919 in Shanghai.

Died May 7th, 2017 at 97 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov

Russian politician (1879–1940).

Born February 1st, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 7th, 1940 at 61 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Frederick Stark Pearson

United states electrical engineer.

Born July 3rd, 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.

Steve Clemente

Mexican actor (1885–1950).

Born November 22nd, 1885 in Tónichi.

Died May 7th, 1950 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.

Deaths 81 to 90 of 178

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