August 7th
152 Notable deaths
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]
Tom Neal
American actor.
Born January 28th, 1914 in Evanston. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1972 at 58 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [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).
Esther Phillips
American r&b singer.
Born December 23rd, 1935 in Galveston. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1984 at 48 years old in Torrance (kidney failure, liver failure). [ref]
Camille Chamoun
Lebanese politician (1900-1987).
Born April 3rd, 1900 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 87 years old in Beirut.
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]
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. [ref]
Larry Adler
American harmonica player (1914-2001).
Born February 10th, 1914 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Alexander Blok
Russian poet.
Born November 28th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1921 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (endocarditis). [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). [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine