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In the year 2007

776 Notable deaths

O. P. Nayyar

Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician.

Born January 16th, 1926 in Lahore.

Died January 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Mumbai.

Eddie Griffin

American basketball player (1982-2007).

Born May 30th, 1982 in Philadelphia.

Died August 17th, 2007 at 25 years old in Houston (traffic collision). [ref]

Edward Yang

Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Shanghai.

Died June 29th, 2007 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Arthur M. Schlesinger

American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007).

Born October 15th, 1917 in Columbus.

Died February 28th, 2007 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Aaron Russo

American film producer.

Born February 14th, 1943 in Brooklyn.

Died August 24th, 2007 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).

Magnus Magnusson

Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer..

Born October 12th, 1929 in Reykjavík.

Died January 7th, 2007 at 77 years old in Balmore (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Ian Stevenson

Canadian parapsychologist, reincarnation researcher (1918–2007).

Born October 31st, 1918 in Montreal.

Died February 8th, 2007 at 88 years old in Charlottesville (pneumonia). [ref]

Jimmy Walker

American basketball player.

Born April 8th, 1944 in Amherst.

Died July 2nd, 2007 at 63 years old in Kansas City (lung cancer). [ref]

Henry Cele

Actor (1949-2007).

Born January 30th, 1949 in Durban. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 2007 at 58 years old in Durban (infectious disease). [ref]

Karl Gotch

Belgian professional wrestler.

Born August 3rd, 1924 in Antwerp.

Died July 28th, 2007 at 82 years old in Tampa. [ref]

Deaths 131 to 140 of 776

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