August 7th
211 Notable deaths
Bruno Mussolini
Son of benito mussolini (1918–1941).
Born April 22nd, 1918 in Milan.
Died August 7th, 1941 at 23 years old in Pisa.
Leonard Wood
5th chief of staff of the u.s. army (1860-1927).
Born October 9th, 1860 in Winchester.
Died August 7th, 1927 at 66 years old in Boston (brain cancer).
Willy DeVille
American singer-songwriter (1950–2009).
Born August 27th, 1953 in Stamford. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2009 at 55 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Don Baylor
American baseball player and manager (1949–2017).
Born June 28th, 1949 in Austin.
Died August 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (bone cancer).
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
German princess (1887-1947) and 2nd wife of former emperor wilhelm ii.
Born December 17th, 1887 in Greiz.
Died August 7th, 1947 at 59 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Myint Swe
Army officer and former acting president of myanmar (1951–2025).
Born May 24th, 1951 in Mandalay.
Died August 7th, 2025 at 74 years old in Naypyidaw (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Haruo Nakajima
Japanese actor (1929–2017).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Yamagata Prefecture, Sakata.
Died August 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Tom Neal
American actor (1914–1972).
Born January 28th, 1914 in Evanston.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 58 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Carey
American politician (1919–2011).
Born April 11th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 92 years old in Shelter Island (heart failure). [ref]
Grayson Hall
American television, film and stage actress (1922-1985).
Born September 18th, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died August 7th, 1985 at 62 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Camille Chamoun
President of lebanon from 1952 to 1958.
Born April 3rd, 1900 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Esther Phillips
American singer (1935–1984).
Born December 23rd, 1935 in Galveston.
Died August 7th, 1984 at 48 years old in Carson (kidney failure, liver failure).
Martha Tabram
Whitechapel murder victim.
Born May 10th, 1849 in Southwark.
Died August 7th, 1888 at 39 years old in Whitechapel.
Mark Hatfield
American politician, governor of oregon and u. s. senator (1922-2011).
Born July 12th, 1922 in Dallas.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 89 years old in Portland. [ref]
Alexander Blok
Russian poet (1880–1921).
Born November 28th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 7th, 1921 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (endocarditis).
Larry Adler
American harmonica player (1914-2001).
Born February 10th, 1914 in Baltimore.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Agustín Pío Barrios
Paraguayan composer and musician (1885-1944).
Born May 5th, 1885 in San Juan Bautista.
Died August 7th, 1944 at 59 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction).
Rosario Castellanos
Mexican writer (1925-1974).
Born May 25th, 1925 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tel Aviv (electrocution). [ref]
Bruno Cremer
French actor (1929-2010).
Born October 6th, 1929 in Saint-Mandé.
Died August 7th, 2010 at 80 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Sam Loco Efe
Nigerian actor and director (1945-2011).
Born December 25th, 1945 in Enugu.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 65 years old
Aspasia Manos
Wife of king alexander, princess of greece and denmark (1896-1972).
Born September 4th, 1896 in Athens.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 75 years old in Venice.
Robert Hutton
American actor (1920-1994).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kingston.
Died August 7th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kingston (pneumonia).
Victor L. Berger
American democratic socialist politician (1860–1929).
Born February 28th, 1860 in Austria–Hungary.
Died August 7th, 1929 at 69 years old in Milwaukee (railway accident).
Bernard Bailyn
American historian (1922–2020).
Born September 10th, 1922 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 97 years old in Belmont (heart failure). [ref]
Alexander Melville Bell
British linguist (1819–1905).
Born March 1st, 1819 in Edinburgh.
Died August 7th, 1905 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
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