October 7th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 7th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2023
Israeli politician (b. 1973)
Israeli journalist
Israeli filmmaker (b. 1986)
Israel defense forces officer (b. 1980)
Canadian-israeli peace activist (b. 1949)
Israeli police officer (b. 1961)
Israel defense forces officer (b. 1979)
American-israeli peace activist (b. 1991)
Israeli journalist (b. 1978)
Israeli police officer (b. 1979)
Israeli footballer (b. 1980)
2022
Indian actor (b. 1942)
2020
Mexican chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the depletion of the ozone layer.
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2018
Gerrald Weinberg was a software engineer and author who made significant contributions to the field of software engineering.
2017
Washington Sycip was a Filipino accountant and businessman known for founding the SGV Group, one of the largest professional services firms in the Philippines.
2016
Australian actor, comedian (b. 1930)
2015
American basketball coach and player (d. 2015).
Marshallese politician, 5th president of the marshall islands (d. 2015)
Iranian general (b. 1951)
2014
Canadian-american actress and singer (d. 2014)
Georgian footballer (d. 2014)
Polish-german playwright and author (d. 2014).
2013
Prominent Sephardic rabbi known for his religious writings and leadership.
Pakistani politician known for his activism in Sindh.
American actress (b. 1949)
Filipino police officer and politician, 36th executive secretary of the philippines (b. 1946)
American lawyer and politician, 45th lieutenant governor of colorado (b. 1964)
English footballer (d. 2013)
American admiral (b. 1934)
French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
2012
Mervin Dymally was a prominent American politician who served as the first African American Lieutenant Governor of California.
First black Lieutenant Governor of California and successful entrepreneur.
Ethne Bannister was an Irish poet and translator.
Trinidadian-american politician, 41st lieutenant governor of california (b. 1926)
Belgian-french author and poet (b. 1923)
American-australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
2011
Albanian politician, 1st president of albania (b. 1925)
Hungarian-american cinematographer (d. 2011)
2010
American keyboard player composer/producer (dixie dregs jazz is dead & widespread panic). (d. 2010).
Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th prime minister of yugoslavia (b. 1924)
Dutch actor (born 1966).
Croatian politician, 28th prime minister yugoslavia (d.2010)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
American photographer (d. 2009)
Pioneer in computer science, known for his contributions to the development of programming languages.
2008
Jewish orthodox rabbi (born 1913)
2007
Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
American lawyer and politician (b. 1931)
American politician (born 1931)
2006
Ahnya Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist and human rights activist who was known for her critical reporting on the Second Chechen War and the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya.
American swimmer who won multiple Olympic medals.
Russian investigative journalist and human rights activist.
Spanish basque cyclist (born 1985)
Eritrean singer (born1966)
2005
American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
American actor and comedian (b. 1949)
2004
English race car driver (d. 2004)
British civil engineer, kidnapped in iraq and killed (born 1942).
2003
American composer and educator (d. 2003)
Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded canwest (d. 2003)
American conservative tv commentator (born in 1931).
Canwest was founded by a canadian politician and lawyer, canwest
2002
Alister Fraser was a mathematician known for his contributions to the field of number theory.
Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
2001
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist known as Herblock, famous for his work at The Washington Post.
Canadian chemist and businessman (b. 1913)
British-born pro wrestler/judoka (born in 1955).
American author and illustrator (d. 2001)
American author and illustrator (d. 2001)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
Assassin of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd.
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British actor known for his roles in radio, film, and television.
1998
Known for his work in organometallic chemistry.
Dutch strongman and weightlifter (b. 1952)
American tuba player, a.k.a. song and wind (born 1915).
1997
American astronaut who flew on the Gemini 7 and Apollo 9 missions.
Nickolas Metropolis was a Greek-American computer scientist who made significant contributions to the development of early computers and numerical analysis.
German mathematician known for her contributions to algebraic geometry and number theory.
1996
Surinamese-dutch author, playwright, and politician (b. 1903)
Dies at 86
1995
Austrian-czech-american mathematician, attendant of the vienna circle (b. 1906)
Australian film critic and author (b. 1928)
At 59, a politician/businessman dies
American mass murderer (born 1924)
Indie 500 racer (3 wins), dies at 91
1994
Danish-english physician and immunologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1911)
Actor from the united states, egg man in pink flamingo, dies at 60 of aids
English-born danish immunologist. he was awarded the nobel prize in physiology or medicine (born in 1911).
1993
South african-born irish actor (b. 1910)
Durban natal (south africa) -- actor (day of the jackal).
Actor in the us/english (boys in the band), reaches 63
1992
Indian businessman and politician (b.1927)
American philosopher and academic (d. 1992)
Us jazz drummer (quartet)
Author (closing the american mind), dies in 62
1991
Natalyah Ginzburg was an Italian novelist and essayist known for her intimate and psychological writings.
An Italian novelist, essayist, and playwright known for her psychological realism and exploration of family dynamics.
Australian footballer (b. 1965)
Baseball manager/coach (los angeles dodgers and san francisco giants), is killed at 86.
American colonel and pilot (d. 1991)
1990
Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985.
Australian architect (b. 1893)
American animator (b. 1890)
Italian beatified (b.1971)
President of guatemala (1945-51)
Basketball hall of famer, died at the age of 84.
Resistance fighter
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Mabel Hampton was a prominent African American lesbian activist and a founding member of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
1988
Jacksonville, florida -- singer ( show)
1985
Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1904)
1983
American astronomer, professor at ucla, science popularizer, and skeptic (d. 1983)
1981
Composer dies at 73
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1976
Composer dies at 73
1970
Canadian priest, educator, and academic executive (born in 1906).
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969
Belgian cyclist (d. 1969).
Belgian cyclist (born in 1888).
1967
English journalist and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1872)
Nobel prize winner for journalism and politics in england (d. 1967).
1966
Greek singer and songwriter. (born 1890)
Rocker dies at 46
Rocker (& pirates) dies in a car accident at 26
1964
31st President of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.
At 84, a russian/hungarian economist/politician dies
1963
Actress on silent screen (below the surface) dies at 69
1962
Writer (boots in jail), dies aged 66
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
Italian-american actor and singer, who was also a vocal legend, became the first artist to sell more than 2 million albums. he sang only three opera performances in his entire life. "be my love" is his most well-known song. in 1949, lanza made a movie debut in "that midnight kiss." he was one of the most popular pop stars in …
Assassinated
1956
Clarence Birdseye was an American inventor and businessman who developed a process for deep-freezing food, which led to the creation of the modern frozen food industry.
Charlei Merrill was an American businessman and co-founder of the financial services firm Merrill Lynch.
1952
Renowned stage and film actor known for his versatile performances.
1951
Dutch ceo and cofounder of royal philips electronics n.v.
Philips, ceo, dies at 77
1950
Inventor of modern air conditioning.
Air conditioning was invented by an american engineer in 1950.
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1948
Norwegian marine biologist who made significant contributions to fisheries science.
1944
German night fighter pilot (born 1918).
1943
Radclyffe Hall was a British author best known for her novel 'The Well of Loneliness', which is considered a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature.
Actor and screenwriter from switzerland-polish (d. 1943).
1940
American author and educator known for his works on Jewish history and culture.
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1939
Finnish writer and journalist known for his contributions to literature.
Pioneering neurosurgeon known as the father of modern neurosurgery.
American neurosurgeon and academic (b. 1869)
Us neurologist, dies at 70
1933
Australian politician, 20th premier of victoria (b. 1861)
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1926
German psychiatrist known for his contributions to the classification of mental disorders.
1925
American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
American baseball manager and player (d. 1925).
Composer dies at 86
1924
German historian (christian philosophy), dies at 71
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1919
Alfred Deakin was an Australian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Australia.
P.m. of australia, three terms (1903-10). he was known for his diplomacy and negotiation skills. he died in 1919 after a retirement in 1913.
1918
Engl musicologist/composer (jerusalem), he dies at age 70
1917
Serbian poet known for his patriotic and romantic poetry.
1915
Composer dies at 74
1911
English neurologist and physician (b. 1835)
English neurologist (born 1835)
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on October 7th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1906
Canadian journalist and politician, 18th mayor of montreal (b. 1848)
Canadian politician and journalist, montreal mayor (born 1848).
1904
A renowned Victorian-era English explorer, writer, and photographer, known for her extensive travels and vivid accounts of the places she visited.
Iszabella Bird was a British travel writer and naturalist who published several books about her journeys, including 'A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains'.
English writer, natural historian, and explorer (born 1831).
1903
German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
1902
Prominent American politician known for his contributions to the state of Tennessee.