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In the year 2007
704 Notable deaths
Beverly Sills
American operatic soprano (1929-2007).
Born May 25th, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Teresa Brewer
American pop singer (1931-2007).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Toledo. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2007 at 76 years old in New Rochelle (progressive supranuclear palsy). [ref]
Arthur M. Schlesinger
American historian, social critic, and public intellectual.
Born October 15th, 1917 in Columbus. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2007 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gian Carlo Menotti
(1911-2007) italian-american composer and librettist.
Born July 7th, 1911 in Cadegliano-Viconago. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2007 at 95 years old in Monaco, Monte Carlo. [ref]
Natasja Saad
Danish singer and rapper (1974–2007).
Born October 31st, 1974 in Copenhagen.
Died June 24th, 2007 at 32 years old in Spanish Town (traffic collision). [ref]
Edward Yang
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2007 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lloyd Alexander
American children's writer (1924-2007).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2007 at 83 years old in Drexel Hill (cancer). [ref]
Johanna Sällström
Swedish actress (1974-2007).
Born December 30th, 1974 in Stockholm.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 32 years old in Malmö (major depressive disorder). [ref]
Ryszard Kapuściński
Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author.
Born March 4th, 1932 in Pinsk. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2007 at 74 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Poornachandra Tejaswi
Indian writer.
Born September 8th, 1938 in Kuppalli.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mudigere. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 704
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