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In the year 2007
740 Notable deaths
Bruce Manning Metzger
American biblical scholar (1914-2007).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Middletown.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 93 years old in Princeton.
Beverly Michaels
American model and film actress (1928-2007).
Born December 28th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 9th, 2007 at 78 years old in Phoenix (stroke).
R.B. Kitaj
American artist (1932-2007).
Born October 29th, 1932 in Chagrin Falls. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2007 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Bo Yibo
Chinese politician (1908-2007).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Dingxiang County.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist.
Born January 29th, 1964 in Islamabad.
Died July 10th, 2007 at 43 years old in Lal Masjid (killed in action). [ref]
Del Reeves
American singer.
Born July 14th, 1932 in Sparta.
Died January 1st, 2007 at 74 years old in Centerville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Delbert Mann
American television and film director (1920-2007).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2007 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Barbara Gittings
Librarian, lgbt rights activist (1932-2007).
Born July 31st, 1932 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 2007 at 74 years old in Kennett Square (breast cancer). [ref]
Teddy Kollek
Israeli politician (1911-2007).
Born May 27th, 1911 in Nagyvázsony. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2007 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Mark Burns
English actor (1936-2007).
Born March 30th, 1936 in Bromsgrove.
Died May 8th, 2007 at 71 years old in London (lung cancer).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 740
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon