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In the year 2007
777 Notable deaths
Iccho Itoh
Japanese politician (1945-2007).
Born August 23rd, 1945 in Nagasaki.
Died April 18th, 2007 at 61 years old in Nagasaki. [ref]
Alan MacDiarmid
New zealand chemist (1927-2007).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Masterton. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2007 at 79 years old in Drexel Hill (fall). [ref]
Andrew Hill
American jazz pianist and composer (1931-2007).
Born June 30th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2007 at 75 years old in Jersey City (lung cancer). [ref]
Raymond Barre
85th prime minister of france (1924-2007).
Born April 12th, 1924 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2007 at 83 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isidore Isou
Romanian-born french poet, experimental filmmaker, critic & visual artist (1925–2007).
Born January 31st, 1925 in Botoșani.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
John Compton
1st and former prime minister of saint lucia.
Born April 29th, 1925 in Canouan.
Died September 7th, 2007 at 82 years old in Castries (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Gaston Thorn
Prime minister of luxembourg (1928-2007).
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Pierre Messmer
83rd prime minister of france (1916-2007).
Born March 20th, 1916 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2007 at 91 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Paul MacCready
American aeronautical engineer (1925-2007).
Born September 29th, 1925 in New Haven. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Pasadena (brain cancer). [ref]
Erdal İnönü
Turkish physicist and politician (1926-2007).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Ankara. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2007 at 81 years old in Houston (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 777
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