In the year 2007
777 Notable deaths
Theodore Maiman
American physicist/inventor of first working laser.
Born July 11th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died May 5th, 2007 at 79 years old in Vancouver (mastocytosis). [ref]
John P. Ryan
American actor (1936-2007).
Born July 30th, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2007 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Jeanne Bates
Actress (1918-2007).
Born May 21st, 1918 in Berkeley.
Died November 28th, 2007 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Lonny Chapman
American actor (1920-2007).
Born October 1st, 1920 in Tulsa.
Died October 12th, 2007 at 87 years old in North Hollywood (pneumonia, cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Jeanne Carmen
American model, actress and trick golfer (1930-2007).
Born August 4th, 1930 in Paragould.
Died December 20th, 2007 at 77 years old in Irvine (lymphoma). [ref]
Kelly Johnson
English guitarist and singer (1958–2007).
Born June 20th, 1958 in London.
Died July 15th, 2007 at 49 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Chip Reese
American poker player.
Born March 28th, 1951 in Centerville.
Died December 4th, 2007 at 56 years old in Las Vegas (pneumonia). [ref]
Paul Cohen
American mathematician.
Born April 2nd, 1934 in Long Branch.
Died March 23rd, 2007 at 72 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Michel Serrault
French actor (1928–2007).
Born January 24th, 1928 in Brunoy.
Died July 29th, 2007 at 79 years old in Honfleur (cancer). [ref]
John Gardner
English spy and thriller novelist (1926-2007).
Born November 20th, 1926 in Northumberland, Seaton Delaval.
Died August 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Basingstoke (heart failure).
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare