December 7th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on December 7th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

• Benjamin Zephaniah

  British poet known for his works on social and political issues.

• Refaat Alareer

  Palestinian professor and writer (b.1979)

2020

• Chuck Yeager

  American pilot and the first to break the sound speed record when he flew the bell x-1 rocket at 670 mph in level flight on october 14, 1947. he was one of 125 senior pilots who were selected to fly the experimental x-1 aircraft, which wright field had developed.

• Arlene Croce

  Influential dance critic and writer.

• Dick Allen

  American baseball player and tenor (d. 2020)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Deitrick Bonnke

  Renowned German-American evangelist known for his large crusades and healing ministry.

• Berley Bedell

  American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• Berkley Bedell

  Berkley Bedell was an American politician known for his service in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• Geary Albright

  Renowned chemist known for his work in organic chemistry.

• Ron Saunders

  English football player and manager (b. 1932)

2018

• Marigene Dailey

  Pioneering geneticist known for her work on maize genetics.

• Hamlet Barbosa

  Renowned Brazilian poet known for his impactful works.

2017

• Ralph Guglielmi

  Ralph Guglielmi was a college football star who played in the NFL and AFL as a quarterback.

• Potter Stewart

  Potter Stewart was a successful tennis player known for his powerful serves and strategic gameplay.

• Joellen Lowe

  Joellen Lowe was a talented actress known for her work in film and television.

• Steve Reevis

  Native american actor (b. 1962)

2016

• Phillip Knightley

  Australian journalist, critic, author of non-fiction. he is currently a visiting professor of journalism at the university of lincoln in england and a media commentator about the intelligence services, propaganda, and other topics.

• Greg Lake

  British musician (emerson, lake & palmer)

• Junaid Jamshed

  Pakistani recording artist, television personality, fashion designer, occasional actor, singer-songwriter and preacher. (b. 1964)

2015

• Peter Westbury

  English race car driver (b. 1938)

• Hyron Spinrad

  American astronomer and academic (b. 1934)

• Gerhard Lenski

  American sociologist and academic (b. 1924)

• Shirley Stelfox

  English actress (d. 2015)

2014

• Joaovictor Ivo

  Celebrated poet from Portugal with a unique style.

• Kalmen Kuliev

  Former Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

• Mark Lewis

  American author and educator (b. 1954)

2013

• Shemuel Yosef

  Israeli politician and Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel

• Chick Willis

  American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

• Édouard Molinaro

  French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

2012

• Jacere Coulson

  Renowned astronomer known for his work on galaxy evolution.

• Leomia Dove

  Renowned gospel singer known for her powerful voice and inspirational music.

• Galdino Armenteros

  Cuban baseball pitcher known for his successful career in the Cuban League and Major League Baseball.

• Ralph Parr

  American colonel and pilot (b. 1924)

• Marty Reisman

  American table tennis player and author (b. 1930)

Saul Steinberg

American businessman and financier (b. 1939)

Roelof Kruisinga

Dutch physician and politician, minister of defence for the netherlands (d. 2012)

2011

• Harry Morgan

  American actor and director (d. 2011)

2010

• Kari Tapio

  Finnish singer (d. 2010)

• Elizabeth Edwards

  American lawyer and author (b. 1949)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2008

• Maidie Ebel

  Known for her work on the chemistry of natural products.

• Herbert Hutner

  American attorney and banker (d. 2008).

2007

• Elga Andersen

  Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

2006

• Lavene Kirkpatrick

  First female U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

• Jeanee Kirkpatrick

  Jeanee Kirkpatrick was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1981 to 1985.

• Jeanne Kirkpatrick

  American diplomat and political scientist who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

• Jaine Kirkpatrick

  American diplomat and ambassador to the United Nations known for her strong foreign policy views.

• Jeane Kirkpatrick

  American diplomat and academic 16th ambassador of the united states to the united nations (d.2006)

2005

• Carroll Campbell

  Carroll Campbell was an American politician who served as the Governor of South Carolina.

• Rigoberto Alpizar

  Rigoberto Alpizar was a passenger who was shot and killed by federal air marshals on an American Airlines flight in 2005.

• Bud Carson

  American football player and coach (b. 1931)

2004

• Kurk Fordice

  Kurk Fordice was the 60th governor of Mississippi, serving from 1992 to 2000.

• Frederick Fennell

  American educator and conductor (d. 2004).

• Jerry Scoggins

  American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)

• Jay Van Andel

  American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded amway (b. 1924)

2003

• Carl F. H. Henry American journalist and theologian (b. 1913)
• Azie Taylor Morton

  American educator and politician, 36th treasurer of the united states (d. 2003)

2002

• Tannie Maria

  South African author known for her novel 'The Seed is Mine'.

2001

• Sidney Herschel

  Made significant contributions to the study of galaxies and cosmology.

• Ewart Astill

  Ewart Astill was a successful cricketer who played for England in the 1920s and 1930s.

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

• Martin Rodbell

  American biochemist and endocrinologist, nobel prize laureate (d. 1998)

• John Addison

  Surrey, england -- composer (tom jones academy award)

1997

• Leelynd Yarbrough

  Legendary boxer known for his powerful punches and impressive record.

• Kitt Peak

  American astronomer known for his work on solar flares and the solar corona.

• Woodrow Wyatt

  British Labour Party politician and author known for his literary works.

• Sumner Katz

  Sumner Katz was a biologist who made significant contributions to the field of genetics.

• Billy Bremner

  Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1942)

1996

• Joseh Donoso

  Chilean author known for his works that explore the complexities of human nature.

• Jozee Donoso

  Jozee Donoso was a Chilean novelist and short story writer, known for his experimental and surrealistic works.

• Jose Donoso

  Chilean writer known for 'The Obscene Bird of Night'.

• Eugene Izzi

  Mystery writer hangs himself at 43.

1995

• Gwyn A. Williams

  Welsh historian known for his studies on Welsh history and nationalism.

• Kathleen Harrison

  English actress (b. 1892)

• Larry Bartlett

  42 years old photographer dies

• Tom Burns

  Editor dies at 89

1994

• Elga Andersen

  German/french model/actress (global affair) dies at 58

1993

• Blaze Koneski

  Macedonian linguist known for his work on the standardization of the Macedonian language.

• Felix Houphouët-Boigny

  First President of Côte d'Ivoire, known for promoting peace and stability in Africa.

• Félix Houphouët-Boigny

  Ivorian union leader and politician, 1st president of côte d'ivoire (d. 1993)

• Abidin Dino

  Turkish-french illustrator and painter (d. 1993).

1992

• Chancellor Williams

  Renowned historian known for his work on African civilizations.

• Richard J. Hughes

  American politician, 45th governor of new jersey, and chief justice of the new jersey supreme court (d. 1992)

• Ruth Corbett Thom

  After a long illness, he dies at 78

• Maurice Coutinho

  At 79, writer/translator (silent struggle) dies

1991

• Spiro Kostof

  Renowned architectural historian and author.

• Reed Solomon

  Known for developing the Reed-Solomon error correction algorithm.

• Auden John

  American abstract expressionist painter associated with the New York School.

• Reed Solomon

  Known for the development of Reed-Solomon error correction codes.

1990

• Joan Bennett

  American actress. she and her sister constance appeared on-screen starting in 1928. she was a part of the tv soap "dark shadows" from 1967 to 1970. she made 75 films over a 50 year career. in the 1930s she was a blonde inga(c).nue. she then became a sultry brunette in the 1940s in films like "scarlet street" or "the woman …

• Joan Bennett

  American actress. she and her sister constance appeared on-screen starting in 1928. she was a part of the tv soap "dark shadows" from 1967 to 1970. she made 75 films over a 50 year career. in the 1930s, she was a blonde inga(c).nue. she then became a sultry brunette in the 1940s in films like "scarlet street" or "the woman …

• Reynaldo Arenas

  Reynaldo Arenas was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright known for his work 'Before Night Falls' which was made into a film.

• Jean Paul Lemieux

  Canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)

• Delecta "Dee" Clark

  Us singer ("raindrops"), dies at age 52.

Horst Bienek

Writer dies at 60

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Haystacks Calhoun

  American wrestler and actor (d. 1989)

• Hans Hartung

  French-german painter (b. 1904)

1988

• Adal Weber

  Adal Weber was a respected essayist whose writings shed light on various societal issues.

• Peter Langan

  Irish restaurateur (langans london), dies in fire.

• Andrei P Ershov

  Russian computer pioneer, dies.

1986

• Sidney J. Harris

  Renowned American columnist and author.

1985

• Robert Graves

  English poet, novelist, and scholar, best known for his historical novel I, Claudius and his autobiographical work Goodbye to All That.

• Potter Stewart

  At 70 years old, the 94th us supreme court justice (1958-1981), is killed in new hampshire.

• J. R. Eyerman

  American photographer and journalist (d. 1985)

• Robert Graves

  British writer. he is a poet, novelist, critic, essayist and translator. although he made his living writing historical novels (about 140 books), his first love was poetry. he is the author of "i, claudius", 1934, which was turned into a riveting tv program, the nonfiction, "a survey of modernistic poetry", 1927, and the "white goddess" (1948).

1984

• LeeRoy Yarbrough

  American race car driver (b. 1938)

• Jack Mercer

  American voice actor (b. 1910)

• Jeanne Cagney

  Actress (quicksand kentucky rifle), dies aged 65

1983

• Edgar Graham

  Member of northern ireland assembly, killed by the irish republican army.

1982

• Charlie Brooks Jr

  In huntsville, texas, a murderer is executed as the first american prisoner by lethal injection.

1981

• Ava Helen Pauling

  Ava Helen Pauling was an American human rights activist and wife of Linus Pauling.

1980

• Gabor Aron

  Hungarian physicist known for his contributions to nuclear physics.

• Darby Crash

  American gay punk rocker and frontman of the band "the germs", who took his own life after consuming heroin in excess on december 7, 1980, in hollywood. he was 22 years old.

• Darby Crash

  American punk rock musician known for his work with the band The Germs.

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

• Ulice Payne-Gaposchkin

  Pioneering female astronomer who discovered the composition of stars.

• Vinayak Apte

  Renowned Indian actor known for his work in Marathi cinema.

• Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

  Known for her work on stellar atmospheres and the composition of stars.

• Mari Andriessen

  At 82 years old, the sculptor (docker), amsterdam dies.

• Nicolas Born

  At 41, writer dies

1978

• Alexander Wetmore

  American paleontologist and ornithologist (d. 1978).

1977

• Paul Gibb

  English cricketer and umpire (b. 1913)

• Georges Grignard

  French race car driver (d. 1977)

• Peter Carl Goldmark

  Hungarian-american engineer (d. 1977)

1976

• Paul Bragg

  American nutritionist (b. 1895)

1975

• Thornton Wilder

  Thornton Wilder was an American playwright known for works like 'Our Town' and 'The Skin of Our Teeth.'

• Thornton Wilder

  Thornton Wilder was an American playwright known for works like 'Our Town' and 'The Skin of Our Teeth.'

• Hardie Albright

  Pittsburgh, pennsylvania -- actress (silver streak scarlet letter).

• Thornton N Wilder

  American writer bridge of san luis rey, dies at the age of 78.

1973

• Benn Levy

  British playwright known for his works in the early 20th century.

1971

• Adyline Fagan

  Renowned actress known for her roles in classic films.

• Milton Rosmer

  Director (murder at the red barn), is killed at 90

1970

• Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg

  Known for his popular cartoons depicting complex gadgets performing simple tasks.

• Rube Goldberg

  American cartoonist, sculptor, and author (b. 1883)

• Rube Goldberg

  Age 87. ameican cartoonist mike and ike (pulitzer 1948),

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Lefty O'Doul

  Lefty O'Doul was a prolific writer who left a lasting impact on literature.

• Eric Portman

  English actor (d. 1969)

• Hugh Williams

  Actor (human monster), who dies at 65 after undergoing surgery

• Eric Portman

  Actor, naked edge, dies at 66 from a heart attack

1967

• House Peters

  Silent film actor (kansas territory), passes away at 87

1962

• Kirsten Flagstad

  Renowned Norwegian dramatic soprano, considered one of the greatest Wagnerian sopranos of the 20th century.

• Kirsten Flagstead

  Norwegian soprano, wagner, dies at the age of 67.

1960

• Ioannis Demestichas

  Greek admiral and politician (b. 1882)

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1956

• Huntley Gordon

  Canadian actor and author who appeared in silent films.

• Huntley Gordon

  Huntley Gordon was a Canadian actor known for his work in silent and sound films.

• Reşat Nuri Güntekin

  Turkish author and playwright (b. 1889)

1955

• Manfred Bukofzer

  Noted musicologist specializing in Baroque music.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

• Joyce Churchill

  Renowned for her work on plant genetics

• Rex Beach

  American author, playwright, and water polo player (b. 1877)

1948

• Godfrey Turner

  Composer dies at 35

1947

• Nicholas Murray Butler

  American philosopher and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1862)

• Tristan Bernard

  French novelist, playwright, journalist, lawyer and journalist. his descendants are well-known. raymond bernard, his son (born 10 oct 1891) was an influential french filmmaker who used scripts from a variety of works authored his father. jean-jacques bernard, his son (born 30 jul 1888), published a memoir entitled mon pa're tristan bernard (my father tristan bernard) in 1955. christian bernard, tristan …

• Tristan Bernard

  French playwright and novelist known for his light comedies.

1943

• Moritz Bleibtreu

  Austrian journalist and writer who covered political events

• John Bouber [Blom]

  Actor/author (bluejackets), died at 22

1942

• Herndon Kimmel

  Herndon Kimmel was a U.S. Navy admiral who was the commander of the Pacific Fleet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941

• Robert Lawrence Leopold

  American sailor (b. 1916)

• Peter Tomich

  American sailor (b. 1893)

• Herbert Hugo Menges

  American sailor (b. 1917)

• Thomas James Reeves

  American sailor (b. 1895)

• Aloysius Schmitt

  American priest and sailor (b. 1909)

Mervyn S. Bennion

American captain (b. 1887)

Frederick Curtice Davis

American sailor (b. 1915)

Julius Ellsberry

American sailor (b. 1921)

John C. England

American sailor (b. 1920)

Edwin J. Hill

American sailor (b. 1894)

Ralph Hollis

American sailor (b. 1906)

Herbert C. Jones

American sailor (b. 1918)

Isaac C. Kidd

American admiral (b. 1884)

Robert Uhlmann

American sailor (b. 1919)

Franklin Van Valkenburgh

American captain (b. 1888)

Eldon P. Wyman

American sailor (b. 1917)

Robert R. Scott

American sailor (b. 1915)

Cecil Forsyth

Composer dies at 71

Iida

Japanese pilot / lt, dies in battle at 28

Among the 2

400 people were killed in the attack on pearl harbor

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1938

• Anna Marie Hahn

  German-born serial killer from america (born in 1906).

1932

• Takuma Dan

  Japanese politician who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Japan.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1918

• Frank Wilson

  English-australian politician, 9th premier of western australia (b. 1859)

1917

• Remus Moțiu

  Romanian politician and lawyer, one of the leaders of the Romanian National Party.

• Ludwig Minkus

  Austrian composer and violinist (d. 1917).

• Leon Minkus

  Czech-born composer and violinist (born in 1826).

1913

• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano

  Italian cardinal (b. 1828)

• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano

  Italian religious figure (born in 1828).

1912

• George Darwin

  Known for his work on the evolution of the Moon and the tidal forces.

• George Darwin theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean

  Dies.

1910

• Dorr E. Felt

  Co-founder of the Chicago-based printing company Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company.

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on December 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1906

• Élie Ducommun

  Swiss journalist and educator, nobel prize laureate (b. 1833)

• Elie Ducommun

  Swiss journalist, winner of the nobel peace prize (born 1833).

1902

• Thomas Nast

  German-born american cartoonist (born 1840).