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In the year 2007
777 Notable deaths
Michael Jackson
English writer and journalist.
Born March 27th, 1942 in Wetherby. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2007 at 65 years old in London (Parkinson's disease, diabetes, myocardial infarction). [ref]
László Kovács
Hungarian-american cinematographer.
Born May 14th, 1933 in Cece. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2007 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Gump Worsley
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born May 14th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died January 26th, 2007 at 77 years old in Saint-Hyacinthe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thomas Stoltz Harvey
American pathologist (1912–2007).
Born October 10th, 1912 in Louisville.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 94 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
Kisho Kurokawa
Japanese architect (1934-2007).
Born April 8th, 1934 in Kanie. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2007 at 73 years old in Kawadachō (heart failure, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mary Douglas
British anthropologist.
Born March 25th, 1921 in Sanremo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Al Oerter
American athlete (1936-2007).
Born September 19th, 1936 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2007 at 71 years old in Fort Myers (heart failure).
Grégory Lemarchal
French singer (1983-2007).
Born May 13th, 1983 in La Tronche. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2007 at 23 years old in Suresnes (cystic fibrosis). [ref]
Grace Paley
American writer and activist (1922–2007).
Born December 11th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died August 22nd, 2007 at 84 years old in Thetford (breast cancer). [ref]
Ian Wallace
English drummer (1946–2007).
Born September 29th, 1946 in Bury.
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 777
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