Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 07

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

1928  Alphonse MAJ Ariëns, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1931  Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 07 richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43   

1943  Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle on August - 07.   

1957  Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65 on August - 07.   

1959  On this day in history armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

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

1962  On August - 07 morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

1967  On this day in history max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On August - 07 joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer   

1973  On August - 07 jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies   

1974  On this day in history death of rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (b. 1925)   

1976  Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60   

1984  Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

1987  Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on August - 07.   

1989  Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on August - 07.   

1990  Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14   

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

1995  Brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66 on August - 07.   

1996  Anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1999  Death of Brion James, American actor (b. 1945) on this day in history.   

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

2004  Death of Red Adair, American oil field firefighter (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.   

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

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

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

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian