June 7th
149 Notable deaths
Paul Blobel
German ss officer and holocaust perpetrator, convicted war criminal (1894–1951).
Born August 13th, 1894 in Potsdam.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 56 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Leo Burnett
American advertising executive.
Born October 21st, 1891 in St. Johns.
Died June 7th, 1971 at 79 years old in Lake Zurich.
Dennis Potter
English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist (1935-1994).
Born May 17th, 1935 in Berry Hill. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in Ross-on-Wye (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jean Arp
Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966).
Born September 16th, 1885 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1966 at 80 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Basappa Danappa Jatti
Indian politician (1912-2002).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Savalagi.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 89 years old in Bengaluru (kidney cancer).
Asa Earl Carter
Political speechwriter, politician, novelist, memoirist (1925-1979).
Born September 4th, 1925 in Anniston.
Died June 7th, 1979 at 53 years old in Abilene. [ref]
Philip Guston
American artist (1913-1980).
Born July 27th, 1913 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1980 at 66 years old in Woodstock (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jim McKay
American television sports journalist (1921–2008).
Born September 24th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Baltimore County. [ref]
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
American philosopher (1923–2014).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Marianowo, Gmina Szydłowo.
Died June 7th, 2014 at 91 years old in Pomfret (disease).
William Marshall
American singer and bandleader (1917-1994).
Born October 12th, 1917 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1994 at 76 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore