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August 7th famous deaths

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

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2029 - 2020

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

2023

  • Chicago, illinois -- dir (exorcist, cruising, french connection)

2022

2021

2020

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Nobel laureate known for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

  • American chemist, who was 48 years old and won the nobel prize. he received notification of the selection, naming him winner, on 10/13/1993. in vancouver. mullis was a 1983 chemist at cetus corporation, emeryville, ca. he began to puzzle over a dna-sequencing experiment. the polymerize chain reaction, which allows dna to be reproduced in large quantities, was invented by mullis. …

  • Kerry Mullis was a biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993 for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.

  • American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist (b. 1967)

2018

  • Stan Mikita was a legendary ice hockey player who played his entire career with the Chicago Blackhawks.

  • Indian politician, former tamil nadu chief minister and prominent leader of tamils (b. 1924)

2017

  • Pioneering manga artist known for his influential works in the gekiga style.

  • American composer and academic (d. 2017)

  • Texas, united states -- baseball player, rockies, 1979 al rbi leader and 267 hbp

2016

2015

2014

  • Lebanese actress known for her contributions to Arab cinema.

  • Boyd Bushman was a senior research engineer at Lockheed Martin who worked on advanced aircraft design.

  • Argentine lawyer and politician (b. 1955)

  • American record producer (b. 1921)

  • American football coach and player (d. 2014).

2013

2012

  • Bacilio Basilio was a Filipino boxer who won the World Middleweight Championship in 1956.

  • Renowned film critic who wrote for various publications including TV Guide and New York Magazine.

  • Italian journalist and author (b. 1931)

  • Russian footballer and coach (b. 1959)

  • Azerbaijani academic and politician, speaker of the national assembly of azerbaijan (b. 1928)

2011

  • American poet and professor known for her impactful poetry.

  • New zealand-english captain and spy (b. 1912)

  • American soldier, academic, and politician, 29th governor of oregon (b. 1922)

2010

  • English statistician and mathematician (d. 2010).

2009 - 2000

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

2009

2008

2007

  • Annalis Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in numerous acclaimed films directed by Ingmar Bergman.

  • Renowned astronomer known for his work on galaxy formation.

  • Co-founder of Tait Communications and a successful businessman.

  • Mexican director, cinematographer, actor, and producer. his nickname was "el sea+ or telenovela", which means "mr. because his work was primarily telenovelas, soap opera" was his nickname.

  • Los angeles-based local news anchor. (born 1931)

2006

2005

2004

  • American oil field firefighter (born in 1915).

  • British journalist and author known for his insightful columns and cultural commentary.

  • English ornithologist and academic (b. 1948)

2003

2001

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

  • Alton Waldon Jr. was a respected politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

1997

  • Ra Kuti was a Nigerian musician, political activist, and pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, which combined traditional Yoruba music with jazz and funk.

  • Archivist dies at 74

1996

  • Evea Trilling was an American literary critic and essayist, known for her influential writings on literature and culture.

  • At 78, a naval commander dies

  • Actress (truth or dare rachel-dr finlay), is killed at 59

1995

  • Abbye Eville, also known as 'Pudgy' Stockton, was a pioneering American female bodybuilder and powerlifter.

  • Pioneered the field of functional analysis and made significant contributions to mathematical logic.

  • English critic and author (d. 1995).

  • American actor in theatre, film and television. he is best known for his film work as guy patterson, the drummer in the thing you do! (1996) and as detective russell clarke in southland the first season. he remained a regular role after that.

1994

1993

  • English jazz pianist/composer (paper tiger) dies at 46

1992

  • American politician, rep. american politician, rep. after a surprising victory against ronald reagan, he withdrew. he graduated in law in 1946 and was stationed in the u.s. foreign service from 1952 to 1955. in 1960, he was elected to congress.

1991

1990

  • Actress (kid millions), passes away at 88 from heart failure

1989 - 1980

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

1989

1987

1985

  • Made significant contributions to the study of galaxies.

  • Renowned mathematician known for his work in analysis and mathematical physics.

  • Grayson Hall

    Grayson Hall was an American actress known for her roles in Dark Shadows and The Night of the Iguana.

1984

  • Esther Phillips

    American singer best known for her r&b vocals. however, she was also a versatile singer who performed pop, country, blues, and soul music.

1981

1979 - 1970

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

1978

1976

  • Actor (dude ranch and huckleberry finn), died at 86

1974

  • Virginia Apgar was an American physician who developed the Apgar Score, a method used to quickly assess the health of newborn babies.

  • Rosario Castellanos was a prominent Mexican writer and diplomat.

  • Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (d. 1974)

1973

1972

1970

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Hungarian-french composer and pianist (d. 1969).

  • Russ Morgan

    Scranton, pennsylvania -- orchestra leader. (welcome aboard).

  • Argentinian boxer who became the world middleweight champion in 1968.

  • French professional footballer (b. 1915)

1968

1967

  • Harlean Carpenter, better known by her stage name Jean Harlow, was an American actress and sex symbol of the 1930s.

  • Music/radio commentator, dies at the age of 75

  • Dutch violinist/radio commentator, died at 75

1964

  • Carel Godin de Beaufort was a Dutch businessman and racecar driver who competed in Formula One.

1963

  • Last of the spanish maquis, holding out after the end of the spanish civil war (b. 1908)

1962

  • Abstract expressionist painter associated with the Color Field movement.

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1959

1958

1957

  • American comedian and actor. he is known for his gentle pomposity and he teamed up with stan laurel to form one of the most well-known comedy teams in show biz.

  • Half of the famous comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.

1953

1949 - 1940

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

1948

1943

  • An Italian physician who made significant contributions to the field of internal medicine.

1942

  • Renowned Polish-Jewish pediatrician known for his work with orphans and his tragic death in the Holocaust.

  • British general/commandant of the 8th army, is killed in combat at 43

1941

  • Nobel laureate known for his poetry and music compositions.

  • Indian author, poet, and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1861)

  • East indian poet and writer, who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1913. tagore, a poet and author of more than 60 poems and over 3,000 songs, along with a variety of stories and plays, was an accomplished writer. he founded a school in bengal, which he later made an international university.

  • Indian poet / philosopher, who dies at the age of 80

1939 - 1930

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

1938

  • A pioneering Russian theatre practitioner who developed the Stanislavski method, a system of acting that has had a lasting influence on modern theatre and film.

  • Russian actor and director (b. 1863)

  • Russian/soviet actor, producer, dramatist (b. 1863)

  • Russian actor, director and producer. he is also the founder of moscow art theatre, which was opened in 1898. stanislavsky is the most well-known name for his theory or system of acting, also known as the stanislavsky method.

1932

  • Alaira Montague was a renowned explorer who led several expeditions to uncharted regions of the Amazon rainforest.

  • Amand Vallin was a French astronomer who specialized in the study of variable stars and the development of new astronomical instruments.

1931

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on August 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1924

1923

  • American inventor, electrical engineer, and entrepreneur known for his work with General Electric.

  • Dutch theologist (h pierson foundation), dies at 89

1921

1919 - 1910

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

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1916

1914

1913

1912

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