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August 7th
211 Notable deaths
James Hall
American paleontologist (1811-1898).
Born September 12th, 1811 in Hingham.
Died August 7th, 1898 at 86 years old in Bethlehem.
Jacob Maris
Dutch painter (1837-1899).
Born August 25th, 1837 in The Hague.
Died August 7th, 1899 at 61 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Ann Christy
Belgian singer (1945–1984).
Born September 22nd, 1945 in Antwerp.
Died August 7th, 1984 at 38 years old in Meise (cervix uterine cancer).
Rajko Žižić
Montenegrin basketball player (1955–2003).
Born January 22nd, 1955 in Nikšić.
Died August 7th, 2003 at 48 years old in Belgrade.
Wilbert McClure
American boxer (1938-2020).
Born October 29th, 1938 in Toledo.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]
Victor Franke
Military officer from germany (1865–1936).
Born July 21st, 1865 in Zlaté Hory.
Died August 7th, 1936 at 71 years old in Hamburg.
Louis Palander
Swedish admiral (1842-1920), captain of the vega expedition.
Born October 2nd, 1842 in Karlskrona.
Died August 7th, 1920 at 77 years old in Djursholm.
Jean Beaufret
French philosopher (1907–1982).
Born May 22nd, 1907 in Auzances.
Died August 7th, 1982 at 75 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Georges Matheron
French mathematician and geologist (1930-2000).
Born December 2nd, 1930 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 7th, 2000 at 69 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Bjørn Aage Ibsen
Danish anesthetist (1915–2007).
Born August 30th, 1915 in Copenhagen.
Died August 7th, 2007 at 91 years old in Copenhagen.
Paolo Cavara
Italian director and screenwriter (1926–1982).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Bologna.
Died August 7th, 1982 at 56 years old in Rome.
Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten
Austrian general (1860–1934).
Born September 16th, 1860 in Sibiu.
Died August 7th, 1934 at 73 years old in Vienna.
Christian Hansen
German general and knight's cross recipients (1885–1972).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Schleswig.
Died August 7th, 1972 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Gustav Schmidt
German general and knight's cross recipient (1894-1943).
Born April 24th, 1894 in Weimar, Karsdorf.
Died August 7th, 1943 at 49 years old in Darmstadt, Beryozovka, Borisovsky District, Belgorod Oblast.
Hubert Beuve-Méry
French journalist (1902–1989).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Paris.
Died August 7th, 1989 at 87 years old in Fontainebleau.
Ralph Klein
Israeli basketball player-coach.
Born July 29th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died August 7th, 2008 at 77 years old in Ramat Gan (colorectal cancer).
Mihailo Apostolski
Macedonian partisan and military leader.
Born November 8th, 1906 in Štip.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 80 years old in Dojran.
Giorgio Sommer
German-italian photographer (1834-1914).
Born September 2nd, 1834 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1914 at 79 years old in Naples. [ref]
Tamás Cseh
Hungarian singer-songwriter and actor (1943-2009).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.
Died August 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Elizabeth Akers Allen
American author, journalist, poet (1832-1911).
Born October 9th, 1832 in Strong.
Died August 7th, 1911 at 78 years old in Tuckahoe.
Nicole Bricq
French politician (1947-2017).
Born June 10th, 1947 in La Rochefoucauld.
Died August 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Poitiers (falling from height). [ref]
Mikhail Yevdokimov
Russian comedian, actor and politician (1957–2005).
Born December 6th, 1957 in Novokuznetsk.
Died August 7th, 2005 at 47 years old in Biysky District (traffic collision).
Johannes Mayer
German general (1893–1963).
Born September 6th, 1893 in Greifswald.
Died August 7th, 1963 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Park Kyung-won
Korean aviator (1901–1933).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Daegu.
Died August 7th, 1933 at 32 years old in Hakone (aircraft crash).
Joan Salvat-Papasseit
Spanish poet (1894-1924).
Born May 16th, 1894 in Barcelona.
Died August 7th, 1924 at 30 years old in Barcelona.
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