April 7th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on April 7th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2023
American lawyer (b. 1920)
2020
Maywood, illinois -- country singer ("hello in there")
Renowned singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
American television personality (b. 1926)
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
Novelle Beatty was an American actress known for her roles in television and film.
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Seymour cassel was an american actor known for his collaborations with director john cassavetes and his appearances in independent films.
Pioneering Canadian cardiac surgeon known for his contributions to heart surgery.
2018
Emiliano Mondonico was an Italian football manager who coached several teams in Serie A and Serie B.
Art collector and founder of Clipper Cruise Line.
2017
Noted astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of galaxies and dark matter.
Romanian historian and philologist (b. 1941)
2016
American professional wrestler (b. 1942)
2015
American comedian and satirist. his creativity and humor have earned him 21 clio awards in the advertising industry. freberg was a highly talented composer with intricate rhymes that were matched by an uncanny ability to hear song styles. this helped him reach the top of the pop music charts during the 1950s.
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American screenwriter and actor (d. 2015).
South african footballer (b. 1983)
Dominican-american baseball player (b. 1981)
American soldier and politician, 16th governor of montana (b. 1919)
2014
English journalist, tv presenter, model, and fashion icon; second daughter of bob geldof, paula yates. fifi trixibelle geldof, pixie geldof, and tiger lily hutchence geldof are her sisters.
English actor, singer, and educator (d. 2014.)
American basketball coach and player (d. 2014).
Indian cinematographer (b. 1923)
American-english mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
American painter and photographer (b. 1930)
Spanish sculptor and painter (d. 2014)
American guitarist (the bailey brothers & the happy valley boys). (d. 2014).
Kenyan-american computer programmer (d. 2014)
2013
American historian known for his work on Richard Nixon's presidency.
Renowned for her colorful and vibrant designs in the fashion industry.
American boxer (b. 1959)
Italian composer and educator (b. 1937)
American basketball player and manager (d. 2013)
English-american engineer and producer (d. 2013)
American director and producer (b. 1935)
American screenwriter (b. 1935)
2012
American journalist, media personality and one-time game show host (d. 2012)
American colonel and engineer (b. 1917)
Japanese zoologist and academic (b. 1914)
Tanzanian actor and director (b. 1984)
Pakistani politician (b. 1959)
Syrian cardinal (b. 1930)
American television news journalist (b. 1918)
2011
French canadian painter, tv writer and producer
2010
French and monegasque civil servants. he was the minister of state for monaco. he died in april 2010.
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
American game designer, co-created dungeons & dragons (b. 1947)
2008
Known for his contributions to theoretical physics.
Riad Hamad was a Palestinian-American journalist and activist who advocated for the Palestinian cause.
Burmese journalist and author (b. 1915)
English television presenter (born 1965).
2007
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Oakland -- actor (airport. my favorite husband).
American cartoonist the wizard of id was co-created by him (d. 2007).
2005
Zimbabwean author and human rights activist known for her novel Butterfly Burning.
Zimbabwean author known for her novels and short stories depicting life in colonial Rhodesia.
Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920)
American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920)
English racing driver and businessman (d. 2005)
Turkish composer and educator (b. 1951)
2004
American actor and singer (d.2004)
Greek politician (b. 1901)
Greek politician (born 1901)
2003
British television director (born 1921)
French pianist and author (d. 2003).
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English-american actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2002
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American actor. a handsome, but uncolorful leading man. he is better known for being the ex-husband (1946-1949), of shirley temple than his films.
2001
American actor best known for his role in the movie gun-toting sgt. eugene tackleberry, in the police academy movie series.
American actress (d. 2001).
2000
Indonesian singer (born 1944)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
German-canadian academic and psychiatrist (d. 1999).
1998
Puerto rican painter and illustrator (b. 1905)
1997
Cuban-american baseball player (d. 1997).
General pilot and astronaut from ukraine-russia (d. 1997)
Soviet cosmonaut (born 1935)
Japanese film producer and creator of godzilla
1996
Ballet designer, dies at age 59.
1995
English architect and politician (b. 1927)
Architect dies at 68
1994
German/swiss conservative historian. essayist. writer. he was the third son of thomas mann, a novelist, and katia mann. he lived in kilchberg, a suburb in za 1/4, in the mann family's home, which he and his family had acquired in 1952 after their return from exile in america. he was gay, which he kept secret from the public for a …
At 41 years old, british r&b singer/guitarist (stupidity) dies.
Rwandan chemist, academic, and politician, prime minister of rwanda (b. 1953)
Icelandic footballer, manager, and politician (b. 1923)
Assassination of the prime minister of rwanda
German/us historian, dies at age 85 in leverkusen, germany (born 1909).
American singer and lead singer. his wistful lyrics helped to sell millions of records.
Advisor to president mitterrand, suicide at 76
Death of 56-year-old dutch writer, war without friends
Journalist dies at 59
1993
At 45, the deaths of aids
Dutch actor who starred in 30 films from 1934 to 1993.
1992
Ace Bailey was a professional ice hockey player known for his time with the Boston Bruins.
Greek high jumper and politician, 71st mayor of athens (b. 1937)
Greek politician (born 1937)
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Former miss georgia dies from lung cancer at 72.
Fashion designer (t-shirt dress), dies from aids at 46.
After long illness, a 39-year-old woman dies
1991
Wife and literary partner of author Vladimir Nabokov.
Turkish general (b. 1913)
1990
Nasa selected an american astronaut in april 1966. he was the command module pilot on apollo 17, the last human-manned mission to the moon. it launched 12/06/1972. he set a new record for the longest time spent in orbit, at 147 hours 41 minutes and 13 seconds.
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Patriarch of russian orthodox / saint
1988
Austrian composer/organist dies at the age of 74.
1987
American actress goin places dies at 75
1986
Nobel laureate in Economics for his work on optimization theory.
Russian nobel prize winner in economics and mathematics (d. 1986).
1985
Melbourne F. Hovell was a renowned epidemiologist known for his contributions to public health research.
German jurist, nation's most famous constitutional theorist and third reich's crown juist until his fall in 36.
1984
American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Idaho.
Poet dies from heart failure at 79
1983
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Television actor (romance and lone cowboy) dies at 82
1982
Brenda Benet was an American actress and journalist who hosted the television program PM Magazine.
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Hollywood, california -- actress (lee days of our lives beach ball)
Renowned American journalist known for his work on '60 Minutes'.
Austrian journalist and race car driver (d. 1982).
1981
American director and screenwriter (b. 1899)
British record producer and manager (the who), (born 1935).
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
Writer dies at 78
1978
Composer dies at 83
1977
Prolific American crime novelist known for 'The Killer Inside Me'.
German politician and lawyer attorney general of germany (d. 1977).
1976
Idris Davies was a Welsh poet known for his works in the 20th century.
Television hostess (), is killed at 76
1975
Maxwell Maltz was a pioneering plastic surgeon and author of the self-help book 'Psycho-Cybernetics.'
1974
American attorney, politician, and author known for his work in Chicano literature.
1973
Bandleader dies from cancer at the age of 69.
1972
Born 1905), the first president of zanzibar
Tanzanian politician, 1st president of zanzibar (b. 1905)
American gangster (born 1929)
Mobster killed at his 43rd birthday party.
Actor (mission to moscow king kong) passes away at 65.
1971
(1928, 32 olympics-gold medalist), died at 74
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968
The flying scot was a scottish racecar that won 25 grand prix races. clark was the first man to win the formula one world driving championship in 1963 and the indy 400 in 1954.
Canadian soldier and educator cofounded the canadian national institute for the blind (d.68).
1967
West hollywood: dies
1966
American race car driver (d. 1966).
1965
Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1965)
1961
Prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group, known for her paintings and writing.
Composer dies at 61
Composer dies at 74
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Fibber mcgee and molly, a radio comedian, dies at 62
1960
Noted for his lyrical poetry and contributions to literature.
General of the swiss army during world war ii. (born in 1874)
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
The middle son of Vito Corleone, known for his weakness and betrayal of the family, portrayed in the Godfather novel and films.
1958
Composer dies at 75
1957
Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet and educator.
1956
English runner (b. 1879)
1955
Oakes Ames was an American professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1895 to 1905.
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American actress (b. 1885)
American actress "the vamp", who was the epitome of silent screen sexuality, was a product publicity hype. from 1915-1919, all of her films were produced in four years. bara's films included "salome," and "cleopatra."
1950
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Walter huston was a renowned actor known for his powerful performances in classic films such as 'the treasure of the sierra madre' and 'dodsworth'.
Canadian-american actor and singer (d. 50)
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949
Canadian soccer player (b. 1872)
1948
Founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain.
1947
Founder of Ford Motor Company and pioneer of assembly line production.
American inventor and founder of Ford Motor Company.
American industrialist and business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company and developer of the assembly line technique of mass production.
American auto entrepreneur, father and instigator of mass production of his automobiles. he was the one who brought america to its feet by selling more than 15,000,000 cars between 1908 and 27.
American engineer and businessman, founded the ford motor company (b. 1863)
1943
Renowned Serbian poet known for his lyrical and romantic poetry.
French lawyer and politician, 12th president of france (b. 1859)
Serbian-american poet and diplomat (b. 1871)
French politician and lawyer, elected to the chamber of deputies 1885 and president of the third republic september 1920.
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1939
Australian educator and politician, 10th prime minister of australia (b. 1879)
Australian politician and educator 10th prime minister australia (d. 1939).
1938
Renowned French painter known for her unique style and contributions to the art world.
Brilliant and erratic french model and artist who was brilliant and unpredictable. she posed for renoir, toulouse-latrec and eventually became an artist. she began modeling in 1881. prior to her success, she was a careless street person who worked as a waitress, seamstress, pushcart vendor, waitress and groom in a livery barn.
1934
Journalist and civil rights activist, who died in boston, massachusetts, on his 62nd birthday.
1933
Berlin astrologist / illusionist, murdered
1932
Romanian priest and journalist (b. 1875)
Pretty boy floyd kills a us police officer.
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
Benedicto Calixto was a Filipino painter known for his landscape and seascape paintings.
1928
Beulah Annan was a murder suspect whose story inspired the musical 'Chicago'.
Russian physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1873)
1922
Australian politician, 18th premier of new south wales (b. 1855)
1920
German lawyer and jurist (b. 1841)
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918
Renowned American potter known for his innovative ceramic art.
American potter (b. 1857)
Finnish wrestler (b. 1885)
1917
Greek composer known for his operas and choral works.
At the age of 53, he dies.
1910
Raven was a renowned poet known for his dark and mysterious works.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on April 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1905
Hali Mulford was an American politician known for his service as a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
1901
Founder of the iconic clothing brand Brooks Brothers.