August 7th

152 Notable deaths

Robert Servatius

German lawyer (1894-1983).

Born October 31st, 1894 in Cologne.

Died August 7th, 1983 at 88 years old in Cologne.

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).

Wilfred Jackson

American film director.

Born January 24th, 1906 in Chicago. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Balboa Island. [ref]

Samuel Franklin Cody

American aviator (1867-1913).

Born March 6th, 1867 in Davenport.

Died August 7th, 1913 at 46 years old in Farnborough.

Joseph Kosma

Hungarian-french composer (1905–1969).

Born October 22nd, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1969 at 63 years old in La Roche-Guyon. [ref]

Bill Graham

Canadian politician.

Born March 17th, 1939 in Montreal.

Died August 7th, 2022 at 83 years old [ref]

Luis Ángel Firpo

Argentine boxer (1894-1960).

Born October 11th, 1894 in Junín.

Died August 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.

Erkin Koray

Turkish singer-songwriter (1941–2023).

Born June 24th, 1941 in Istanbul.

Died August 7th, 2023 at 82 years old in Toronto. [ref]

Karl Lashley

American psychologist.

Born June 7th, 1890 in Davis.

Died August 7th, 1958 at 68 years old in Poitiers.

Gerald Weinberg

American computer scientist (1933-2018).

Born October 27th, 1933 in Chicago.

Died August 7th, 2018 at 84 years old

Deaths 51 to 60 of 152

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