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240 Notable deaths
Nicolino Locche
Argentine boxer (1939–2005).
Born September 2nd, 1939 in Tunuyán.
Died September 7th, 2005 at 66 years old in Las Heras Department (myocardial infarction).
Walter A. Brown
American sports businessman (1905–1964).
Born February 10th, 1905 in Boston.
Died September 7th, 1964 at 59 years old in Boston.
Joe Cronin
American baseball player and manager (1906–1984).
Born October 12th, 1906 in San Francisco.
Died September 7th, 1984 at 77 years old in Osterville (cancer).
Lucio Fontana
Italian-argentine sculptor, painter and theorist, manifiesto blanco, spatialism (1899-1968).
Born February 19th, 1899 in Rosario.
Died September 7th, 1968 at 69 years old in Comabbio.
Brad McCrimmon
Canadian ice hockey player (1959–2011).
Born March 29th, 1959 in Dodsland.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 52 years old in Tunoshna.
Don Keefer
American actor (1916–2014).
Born August 18th, 1916 in Highspire.
Died September 7th, 2014 at 98 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Sully Prudhomme
French poet, nobel prize for literature winner 1901 (1839–1907).
Born March 16th, 1839 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 7th, 1907 at 68 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese historical novelist (1892–1962).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died September 7th, 1962 at 70 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Nobuyuki Abe
General in the imperial japanese army (1875-1953). dictator of japan.
Born November 24th, 1875 in Kanazawa.
Died September 7th, 1953 at 77 years old in Shimo-Takaido.
Dino Dvornik
Croatian singer (1964–2008).
Born August 20th, 1964 in Split.
Died September 7th, 2008 at 44 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Munir Said Thalib
Indonesian activist (1965-2004).
Born December 8th, 1965 in Malang.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 38 years old in Amsterdam (arsenic poisoning).
Kyōka Izumi
Japanese writer (1873-1939).
Born November 4th, 1873 in Kanazawa.
Died September 7th, 1939 at 65 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Marcel Grossmann
Mathematician (1878-1936).
Born April 9th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died September 7th, 1936 at 58 years old in Zurich (multiple sclerosis).
Zelmo Beaty
American basketball player (1939–2013).
Born October 25th, 1939 in Hillister.
Died September 7th, 2013 at 73 years old in Bellevue (cancer).
Edwin McMillan
American physicist (1907-1991).
Born September 18th, 1907 in Redondo Beach.
Died September 7th, 1991 at 83 years old in El Cerrito (complications of diabetes mellitus).
Ruslan Salei
Belarusian ice hockey player (1974–2011).
Born November 2nd, 1974 in Minsk.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 36 years old in Tunoshna.
Stuart Craig
British production designer (1942–2025).
Born April 14th, 1942 in Norwich.
Died September 7th, 2025 at 83 years old in Windsor. [ref]
Morris Louis
American painter (1912–1962).
Born November 28th, 1912 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1962 at 49 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Clive Donner
British film director (1926–2010).
Born January 21st, 1926 in London.
Died September 7th, 2010 at 84 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Hall Bartlett
American filmmaker (1922-1993).
Born November 27th, 1922 in Kansas City.
Died September 7th, 1993 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Otto Schmidt
Russian geophysicist and polar explorer of baltic german origin (1891-1956).
Born September 30th, 1891 in Mogilev.
Died September 7th, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Samuel Bodman
United states secretary of energy and previously deputy secretary of the treasury.
Born November 26th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died September 7th, 2018 at 79 years old in El Paso (neurological disorder).
John Compton
1st and former prime minister of saint lucia (1925–2007).
Born April 29th, 1925 in Canouan. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2007 at 82 years old in Castries (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Stefan Liv
Swedish ice hockey goaltender (1980–2011).
Born December 21st, 1980 in Gdynia.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 30 years old in Tunoshna.
Emily Blackwell
English-born american physician.
Born October 8th, 1826 in Bristol.
Died September 7th, 1910 at 83 years old in York Cliffs.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson