August 7th

161 Notable deaths

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941).

Born May 6th, 1861 in Kolkata. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1941 at 80 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Jim Lovell

American astronaut (1928–2025).

Born March 25th, 1928 in Cleveland.

Died August 7th, 2025 at 97 years old in Lake Forest. [ref]

Mary Anne MacLeod Trump

Mother of donald trump (1912-2000).

Born May 10th, 1912 in Tong. [ref]

Died August 7th, 2000 at 88 years old in New Hyde Park. [ref]

Muthuvel Karunanidhi

Indian politician, former chief minister of tamil nadu, india.

Born June 3rd, 1924 in Thirukkuvalai.

Died August 7th, 2018 at 94 years old in kauvery hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Markie Post

American actress (1950-2021).

Born November 4th, 1950 in Palo Alto.

Died August 7th, 2021 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Oliver Hardy

American comic actor famous as one half of laurel and hardy (1892–1957).

Born January 18th, 1892 in Harlem.

Died August 7th, 1957 at 65 years old in Hollywood (intracranial thrombosis).

Trevor Moore

American comedian and actor (1980–2021).

Born April 4th, 1980 in Montclair.

Died August 7th, 2021 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (blunt trauma). [ref]

William Friedkin

American director and producer.

Born August 29th, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]

Died August 7th, 2023 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Peter Jennings

Canadian-american broadcast journalist (1938–2005).

Born July 29th, 1938 in Toronto.

Died August 7th, 2005 at 67 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]

Kary Mullis

American biochemist, nobel prize winner, aids denialist, climate change denialist (1944–2019).

Born December 28th, 1944 in Lenoir. [ref]

Died August 7th, 2019 at 74 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]

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