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240 Notable deaths
A. J. P. Taylor
English historian (1906-1990).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Birkdale.
Died September 7th, 1990 at 84 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).
Everett Dirksen
American politician (1896–1969).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Pekin.
Died September 7th, 1969 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer).
William Holman Hunt
Pre-raphaelite artist (1827-1910).
Born April 2nd, 1827 in London.
Died September 7th, 1910 at 83 years old in London.
Bernard Shaw
American journalist (1940–2022).
Born May 22nd, 1940 in Chicago.
Died September 7th, 2022 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia). [ref]
Terence Young
British film director and screenwriter (1915–1994).
Born June 20th, 1915 in Shanghai.
Died September 7th, 1994 at 79 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Elton Mayo
Australian psychologist and sociologist.
Born December 26th, 1880 in Adelaide.
Died September 7th, 1949 at 68 years old in Guildford.
John Greenleaf Whittier
American quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892).
Born December 17th, 1807 in Haverhill.
Died September 7th, 1892 at 84 years old in Hampton Falls.
Maria Montez
Dominican actress (1912-1951).
Born June 6th, 1912 in Santa Cruz de Barahona.
Died September 7th, 1951 at 39 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction, drowning).
Pavol Demitra
Slovak ice hockey center and olympian (1974–2011).
Born November 29th, 1974 in Dubnica nad Váhom.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 36 years old in Tunoshna (aviation accident).
I. A. Richards
English literary critic and rhetorician (1893–1979).
Born February 26th, 1893 in Sandbach.
Died September 7th, 1979 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Maurice Duplessis
Former premier of quebec (1890-1959).
Born April 20th, 1890 in Trois-Rivières.
Died September 7th, 1959 at 69 years old in Schefferville.
José Clemente Orozco
Mexican artist (1883–1949).
Born November 23rd, 1883 in Ciudad Guzmán.
Died September 7th, 1949 at 65 years old in Mexico City.
Mukul S. Anand
Indian director and producer (1951-1997).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Mumbai.
Died September 7th, 1997 at 45 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
British liberal statesman (1862-1933).
Born April 25th, 1862 in Fallodon.
Died September 7th, 1933 at 71 years old in Fallodon.
Katrin Cartlidge
English actress (1961-2002).
Born May 15th, 1961 in London.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 41 years old in London (sepsis).
Ilse Hess
German author (1900-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Hanover.
Died September 7th, 1995 at 95 years old in Lilienthal.
Sidney Lanier
American musician and poet (1842–1881).
Born February 3rd, 1842 in Macon.
Died September 7th, 1881 at 39 years old in Lynn (tuberculosis).
John Kluge
German-american businessman.
Born September 21st, 1914 in Chemnitz.
Died September 7th, 2010 at 95 years old in Charlottesville. [ref]
Hamilton Fish
American politician (1808–1893).
Born August 3rd, 1808 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1893 at 85 years old in New York City.
Liam O'Flaherty
Irish writer (1896–1984).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Inis Mór. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1984 at 88 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Ashfaq Ahmad
Pakistani philosopher, novelist (1925-2004).
Born August 22nd, 1925 in Firozpur.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 79 years old in Lahore (gallbladder cancer).
Uziel Gal
Israeli firearm designer (1923-2002).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Weimar.
Died September 7th, 2002 at 78 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
C. B. Fry
English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1872-1956).
Born April 25th, 1872 in Croydon.
Died September 7th, 1956 at 84 years old in Hampstead.
Robert Axelrod
American actor (1949–2019).
Born May 29th, 1949 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Japanese singer and actress (1920-2014).
Born February 12th, 1920 in Dengta.
Died September 7th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chiyoda (heart failure).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø