Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 2007
704 Notable deaths
George Armistead Smathers
American politician, u.s. representative, u.s. senator (1913-2007).
Born November 14th, 1913 in Atlantic City.
Died January 20th, 2007 at 93 years old in Miami Beach (stroke). [ref]
Freddie Francis
Cinematographer, film director (1917-2007).
Born December 22nd, 1917 in London. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2007 at 89 years old in Middlesex (stroke). [ref]
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French catholic cardinal.
Born September 17th, 1926 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in Paris (lung cancer, bone cancer). [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]
Anatol Rapoport
Russian-born american mathematical psychologist (1911-2007).
Born May 22nd, 1911 in Lozova.
Died January 20th, 2007 at 95 years old in Toronto (pneumonia). [ref]
Maurice Béjart
French-born swiss ballet dancer and choreographer (1927–2007).
Born January 1st, 1927 in Marseille. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2007 at 80 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
French physicist.
Born October 24th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2007 at 74 years old in Orsay (cancer). [ref]
Alfonso López Michelsen
32 president of colombia from 1974 to 1978.
Born June 30th, 1913 in Bogotá.
Died July 11th, 2007 at 94 years old in Bogotá (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Baez
American physicist.
Born November 15th, 1912 in Puebla City.
Died March 20th, 2007 at 94 years old in Redwood City. [ref]
Bruce Manning Metzger
American biblical scholar (1914-2007).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Middletown.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 93 years old in Princeton.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 704
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce