Famous Deaths In August - 07

1924  On this day in history camille Zeckwer, composer, dies at 49   

1928  On August - 07 alphonse MAJ Ariëns, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68   

1931  Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29 on August - 07.   

1938  Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75 on August - 07.   

1941  Radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80 on August - 07.   

1942  Richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1943  Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1957  On August - 07 oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65   

1959  On August - 07 armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1962  Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on August - 07.   

1967  Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1969  On August - 07 joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63   

1970  Death of ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer   

1973  Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies on this day in history.   

1974  Death of Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (b. 1925) on August - 07.   

1976  On August - 07 cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  On August - 07 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60   

1984  On this day in history esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48   

1985  Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58 on August - 07.   

1987  Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1989  Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 07 eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88   

1991  Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies on this day in history.   

1992  John Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69 on August - 07.   

1993  Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14 on August - 07.   

1994  On this day in history robert Hutton, [Winne], US actor (Rocket), dies at 74   

1995  On August - 07 brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66   

1996  On August - 07 anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59   

1997  Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Brion James, American actor (b. 1945) on August - 07.   

2003  On August - 07 death of mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929)   

2004  On August - 07 death of red Adair, American oil field firefighter (b. 1915)   

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1282  On August - 07 birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.