August 7th
211 Notable deaths
Wilfred Jackson
American film director (1906–1988).
Born January 24th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died August 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Balboa Island.
William Gott
British army general (1897-1942).
Born August 13th, 1897 in Scarborough.
Died August 7th, 1942 at 44 years old in Cairo.
Robert Servatius
German lawyer (1894-1983).
Born October 31st, 1894 in Cologne.
Died August 7th, 1983 at 88 years old in Cologne.
Wilhelm Liebknecht
German journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900).
Born March 29th, 1826 in Giessen. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1900 at 74 years old in Charlottenburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Adin Steinsaltz
Israeli rabbi and educator (1937–2020).
Born July 11th, 1937 in Jerusalem.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 83 years old in Jerusalem (pneumonia).
Marshall Grant
American musician (1928-2011).
Born May 5th, 1928 in Bryson City.
Died August 7th, 2011 at 83 years old in Jonesboro. [ref]
Erkin Koray
Turkish singer-songwriter (1941–2023).
Born June 24th, 1941 in Istanbul.
Died August 7th, 2023 at 82 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Joseph Kosma
Hungarian-french composer (1905–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Budapest.
Died August 7th, 1969 at 63 years old in La Roche-Guyon.
Terrence Evans
American actor (1944–2015).
Born June 20th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 71 years old in Burbank (disease).
Bill Graham
Canadian politician (1939–2022).
Born March 17th, 1939 in Montreal.
Died August 7th, 2022 at 83 years old [ref]
Manuel Contreras
Chilean general (1929-2015).
Born May 4th, 1929 in Santiago.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Luis Ángel Firpo
Argentine boxer (1894-1960).
Born October 11th, 1894 in Junín.
Died August 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Samuel Franklin Cody
American aviator (1867-1913).
Born March 6th, 1867 in Davenport.
Died August 7th, 1913 at 46 years old in Farnborough.
Jon McBride
American astronaut (1943–2024).
Born August 14th, 1943 in Charleston.
Died August 7th, 2024 at 80 years old [ref]
Frank Buchman
Evangelical theologist (1878-1961).
Born June 4th, 1878 in Pennsburg.
Died August 7th, 1961 at 83 years old in Freudenstadt.
James Strong
American theologian (1822–1894).
Born August 14th, 1822 in New York City.
Died August 7th, 1894 at 71 years old in Saratoga County.
Mariano Arista
President of mexico (1851–1853).
Born July 26th, 1802 in San Luis Potosí.
Died August 7th, 1855 at 53 years old in Lisbon.
Biyi Bandele
Nigerian writer (1967–2022).
Born October 13th, 1967 in Kafanchan.
Died August 7th, 2022 at 54 years old in Lagos. [ref]
David Popper
Bohemian cellist and composer (1843–1913).
Born June 18th, 1846 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1913 at 67 years old in Baden.
Le Kha Phieu
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1931–2020).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Thanh Hóa.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Yi U
Prince of korea (1912–1945).
Born November 15th, 1912 in Seoul.
Died August 7th, 1945 at 32 years old in Hiroshima (atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
Gerald Weinberg
American computer scientist (1933-2018).
Born October 27th, 1933 in Chicago.
Died August 7th, 2018 at 84 years old
Margaret Pellegrini
American actress (1923-2013).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Tuscumbia.
Died August 7th, 2013 at 89 years old in Glendale (stroke).
Brigid Brophy
British novelist, literary critic, polemicist (1929–1995).
Born June 12th, 1929 in Ealing.
Died August 7th, 1995 at 66 years old in Louth (multiple sclerosis).
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender