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In the year 2007
704 Notable deaths
Richard Rorty
American philosopher.
Born October 4th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2007 at 75 years old in Palo Alto (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Diego Corrales
American professional boxer.
Born August 25th, 1977 in Columbia, Sacramento.
Died May 7th, 2007 at 29 years old in Las Vegas (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.
Born January 10th, 1924 in Newland. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2007 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Anita Roddick
British business woman, founder of the body shop (1942-2007).
Born October 23rd, 1942 in Littlehampton. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2007 at 64 years old in Chichester (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Momofuku Ando
Taiwanese-japanese businessman, created instant noodle (ramyeon), nissin chikin ramen.
Born March 5th, 1910 in Taiwan under Japanese rule.
Died January 5th, 2007 at 96 years old in Ikeda (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Sri Chinmoy
Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931-2007).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Chattogram District.
Died October 11th, 2007 at 76 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thomas Eagleton
American politician.
Born September 4th, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died March 4th, 2007 at 77 years old in St. Louis (heart failure). [ref]
Phil Rizzuto
American baseball player (1917-2007).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died August 13th, 2007 at 89 years old in West Orange (pneumonia). [ref]
Ron Carey
American actor (1935-2007).
Born December 11th, 1935 in Newark.
Died January 16th, 2007 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Bob Woolmer
English cricket player (1948-2007).
Born May 14th, 1948 in Kanpur.
Died March 18th, 2007 at 58 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 704
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe