In the year 2007
776 Notable deaths
Sherri Martel
American professional wrestler and manager (1958–2007).
Born February 8th, 1958 in New Orleans.
Died June 15th, 2007 at 49 years old in Birmingham (drug overdose). [ref]
Sidney Sheldon
American writer (1917–2007).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died January 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia).
Betty Hutton
American actress (1921–2007).
Born February 26th, 1921 in Battle Creek.
Died March 12th, 2007 at 86 years old in Palm Springs (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ève Curie
Writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of marie and pierre curie.
Born December 6th, 1904 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 22nd, 2007 at 102 years old in Manhattan.
Carlo Ponti
Italian film producer (1912-2007).
Born December 11th, 1912 in Magenta.
Died January 10th, 2007 at 94 years old in Geneva.
Dabbs Greer
American actor (1917-2007).
Born April 2nd, 1917 in Fairview.
Died April 28th, 2007 at 90 years old in Pasadena (kidney failure). [ref]
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Montreal. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 82 years old in Mississauga (kidney failure). [ref]
Kurt Waldheim
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007).
Born December 21st, 1918 in Sankt Andrä-Wördern. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2007 at 88 years old in Vienna (heart failure, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ashraf Marwan
Egyptian businessman.
Born February 2nd, 1944 in Cairo.
Died June 27th, 2007 at 63 years old in London (falling). [ref]
Lois Maxwell
Canadian actress (1927–2007).
Born February 14th, 1927 in Kitchener.
Died September 29th, 2007 at 80 years old in Fremantle (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 776
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs