August 7th
161 Notable deaths
Janusz Korczak
Polish educator (1878-1942).
Born July 22nd, 1878 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1942 at 64 years old in Treblinka extermination camp.
Salvatore Ferragamo
Italian shoe designer (1898-1960).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Naples.
Died August 7th, 1960 at 62 years old in Florence.
John Anderson
American actor (1922-1992).
Born October 20th, 1922 in Clayton.
Died August 7th, 1992 at 69 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Jane Withers
American actress (1926-2021).
Born April 12th, 1926 in Atlanta.
Died August 7th, 2021 at 95 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Canadian-american pharmacologist (1914-2015).
Born July 24th, 1914 in Cobble Hill, British Columbia.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 101 years old in London.
Stan Mikita
Slovak-born canadian ice hockey player.
Born May 20th, 1940 in Sokolče.
Died August 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Chicago.
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 musician, singer-songwriter.
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 coach.
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).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus