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In the year 2007
778 Notable deaths
Ryan Cox
South african cyclist.
Born April 9th, 1979 in Johannesburg.
Died August 1st, 2007 at 28 years old in Johannesburg (internal bleeding). [ref]
Kaljo Kiisk
Estonian actor and film director (1925–2007).
Born December 3rd, 1925 in Vaivina.
Died September 20th, 2007 at 81 years old in Tallinn.
Georg Buschner
German association football player and manager (1925-2007).
Born December 26th, 1925 in Gera.
Died February 12th, 2007 at 81 years old in Jena (prostate cancer).
John H. Edwards
British geneticist.
Born March 26th, 1928 in London.
Died October 11th, 2007 at 79 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Jimmy Makulis
Greek singer (1935-2007).
Born April 12th, 1935 in Athens, Cape Town.
Died October 28th, 2007 at 72 years old in Athens. [ref]
Manuel Badenes
Spanish footballer (1928-2007).
Born October 31st, 1928 in Castelló de la Plana.
Died November 26th, 2007 at 79 years old in Valencia.
Robert Taylor
American sprint athlete (1948–2007).
Born September 14th, 1948 in Tyler.
Died November 13th, 2007 at 59 years old in Houston.
Juan Valdivieso
Peruvian footballer (1910-2007).
Died May 2nd, 2007 at 96 years old in Lima (heart failure).
Fred Basolo
American chemist (1920–2007).
Born February 11th, 1920 in North City.
Died February 27th, 2007 at 87 years old in Skokie.
István Gaál
Hungarian film director, film editor, screenwriter (1933-2007).
Born August 25th, 1933 in Salgótarján. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2007 at 74 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 581 to 590 of 778
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks