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August 7th
162 Notable deaths
Dino Staffa
Catholic cardinal (1906-1977).
Born August 14th, 1906 in Lugo.
Died August 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome.
Algirdas Lauritėnas
Lithuanian basketball player (1932–2001).
Born November 5th, 1932 in Kaunas.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 68 years old in Kaunas.
Juan Nelson
Polo player.
Born May 26th, 1891 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 7th, 1985 at 94 years old in Buenos Aires.
Anthony Pawson
British-canadian scientist (1952-2013).
Born October 18th, 1952 in Maidstone.
Died August 7th, 2013 at 60 years old in Toronto.
George Wilkinson
British water polo player (1879–1946).
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Manchester.
Died August 7th, 1946 at 67 years old in Hyde.
Robert Cloughen
American athlete (1889–1930).
Born January 26th, 1889 in The Bronx.
Died August 7th, 1930 at 41 years old in New York City.
Joseph Francis Dempsey
American rower (1875–1942).
Born October 12th, 1875 in Philadelphia.
Died August 7th, 1942 at 66 years old in Philadelphia.
Takeo Wakabayashi
Japanese association football player (1907-1937).
Born August 29th, 1907 in Japan.
Died August 7th, 1937 at 29 years old in Hyogo Prefecture (disease).
Rostislav Václavíček
Czech soccer player (1946–2022).
Born December 7th, 1946 in Vrahovice.
Died August 7th, 2022 at 75 years old in Brno. [ref]
Richard Corts
German sprinter (1905-1974).
Born July 16th, 1905 in Remscheid.
Died August 7th, 1974 at 69 years old in Remscheid.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel